Journal
with the headline: "More Blight on the Floor of the Chicago Board of Trade Than in Midwest Cornfields" [he
laughs]. The corn market opened sharply lower and fairly quickly went
limit-down.
[hi many futures markets, the maximum daily price change is restricted by a specified limit. Limit-down refers
to a decline of this magnitude, while limit-up refers to an equivalent gain. If, as in this case, the equilibrium price that
would result from the interaction of free market forces lies below the limit-down price, then the market will
lock
limit-
down—i.e., trading will virtually cease. Reason: there will be an abundance of sellers, but virtually no willing buyers at
the restricted limit-down price.]
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