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Explainer — the 2010 flash crash

Name: Explainer — the 2010 flash crash
Uploaded: 2015-04-22T10:50:32.776Z
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Michael Mackenzie on futures, spoofing and regulatory weakness

FT markets editor Michael Mackenzie explains latest developments on the 2010 ‘flash crash’ that saw the Dow Jones drop massively in a few minutes. He focuses on the arrest of a UK trader, the role of equity futures and flaws in regulation.

April 22, 2015

Studio filmed by Rod Fitzgerald. Produced by Josh de la Mare. Stills from Getty.