During heightened volatility, circuit breakers can be triggered to curtail panic selling and prevent an extreme downward ...

So-called “circuit breakers” are actions taken by exchanges in order to “prevent large, sudden price moves,” according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As markets ...

We've now tripped the so-called circuit breakers two times in four days. On Monday, March 9, the S&P 500 fell 7% within minutes of the open, triggering a market-wide trading halt for the first ...