Business
The doubling and tripling of prices for stock index options on the day after the stock market’s collapse in October was understandable, a Chicago Board Options Exchange panel has concluded.
Dec. 16, 1987
Causing havoc in market prices, the phenomenon occurs four times a year at the simultaneous expiration of contracts in stock index futures, stock index options and individual stock options.
Feb. 13, 1987
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday approved new stock-index futures contracts for the first time since the October stock market crash.
May 12, 1988
The nation’s financial markets and their regulators have been taking special steps and reviewing emergency plans in recent days in anticipation of the extraordinary turbulence that could be set off by the outbreak of a Mideast war.
Jan. 12, 1991
Ralph Bloch has been watching the stock market for more years than he cares to count, but even he has been stunned by the manic swings of the last four weeks.
March 24, 1996
Stock Baskets OKd: The Securities and Exchange Commission approved plans by the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Options Exchange to begin trading “stock baskets.”
Oct. 26, 1989
The New York Stock Exchange, bowing to intense pressure from investors and some member firms, said Thursday that it will institute a series of voluntary and mandatory steps to curb the stock market’s volatility.
Nov. 3, 1989
The world’s largest futures exchange and its smaller sister exchange begin trading futures and options for the Dow Jones industrial average today in one of the most expensive launches ever.
Oct. 6, 1997
Investors looking to jump into stocks after a price pullback haven’t been accommodated.
Feb. 12, 2006
Wall Street stocks stood nearly still Wednesday, with blue chips ending a fraction lower and the broader market a trace higher, as investors hugged the sidelines ahead of several economic reports.
June 15, 1989