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by sks 4811 days ago
Worst way to stop a crash.
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Heliosmaster 4811 days ago
well.. it's not unheard of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_halt
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fr0sty 4811 days ago
That is only effective if you have all exchanges working in a coordinated fashion. Halting trading on a single exchange (even if it is the largest) does nothing to arrest the fall since trading can (and will) continue at other marketplaces.
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leishulang 4811 days ago
Awesome. I'm buying back in at $8.
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cjg 4811 days ago
Why is this comment exactly the same as the one posted by jeremyjh to the OP two hours before yours.
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lucaspiller 4811 days ago
Best way to manipulate the market.
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