The S&P 500 was trading around 5,470 on Thursday, down about 3.6%. While this certainly feels like a significant decline, the ...

Stocks fell sharply again Thursday, with declines nearing levels that would trigger a marketwide trading halt. These are the ...

The trading curbs go into effect when the S&P 500 crosses certain thresholds during extreme market volatility.

When stock prices and stock futures fall rapidly in a single session, exchanges implement halts in trading to avoid market ...

Whether you're a passive or active trader, its important to remember when stock prices and stock futures fall rapidly in a ...

The Asian markets took a massive plunge on Monday as a result of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping ‘reciprocal’ tariffs.

Stocks were giving back the bulk of Wednesday's epic bounce as volatility on Wall Street continued despite President Donald Trump's partial climbdown on tariff rates. The steep selloff was again ...

Circuit breakers were built into the fabric of the stock market to mitigate panics The market sell-off tied to President Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs entered a second day on April 4. After the S&P ...

Marketwide rules observed by all major exchanges and trading venues, put in place after the 1987 ... of what it takes to trigger the circuit breakers: -- A Level 1 circuit breaker stops trade ...

During the regular hours of 9:30 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET, trading in equities may be paused market-wide if declines in the S&P 500 trigger a "circuit breaker." These occur when the benchmark index ...