U.S. stock options markets agree to need for trading halts on big moves

U.S. options market operators have agreed in recent months on the need for new automatic trading halts when stock options prices suddenly surge or plunge, in a bid to reduce excess volatility and blunt the impact of erroneous trades, according to five sources with knowledge of their discussions. …

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U.S. stock options markets agree to need for trading halts on big moves