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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circuit breaker
1, record 1, English, circuit%20breaker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Measure instituted by exchanges to stop trading temporarily when the market has fallen by a certain percentage in a specified period. 2, record 1, English, - circuit%20breaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Circuit breakers are] intended to prevent a market free fall by permitting buy and sell orders to rebalance during the hiatus. 2, record 1, English, - circuit%20breaker
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Introduced in the US following the October 1987 stock market crash. 3, record 1, English, - circuit%20breaker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coupe-circuit
1, record 1, French, coupe%2Dcircuit
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suspension des cotations en cas de baisse brutale en dessous d'un seuil de variation jugé excessif par les autorités de marché. 2, record 1, French, - coupe%2Dcircuit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les [coupe-circuit] sont utilisés de manière échelonnée avec des interruptions de durée croissante en fonction de la persistance et de l'aggravation de la chute des cours. Le système vise à neutraliser l'effet des programmes «stop loss» [ordre de vente stop], ainsi qu'à permettre le retour au calme et à la raison lors de mouvements d'intense spéculation ou de panique. 2, record 1, French, - coupe%2Dcircuit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La politique «coupe-circuit» est utilisée pour la première fois le 19 octobre 1997. [Elle est] instaurée par l'ensemble des bourses canadiennes et américaines. 3, record 1, French, - coupe%2Dcircuit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
coupe-circuit : Le pluriel peut s'écrire «coupe-circuit» ou «coupe-circuits». 4, record 1, French, - coupe%2Dcircuit
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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