Last time we had futures limit down?

[hermitage]

When has it happened before?

 

[S2007S]

I think it was 1997, I know the markets were closed in september 2001.

 

[hermitage]

wow

 

[swtrader]

TWO limit overnight moves in one month

nearly 8 percent overnight DIA

fucking insane

 

[MTE]

I'm pretty sure we had an overnight limit down move more recently than 1997...

 

[dcraig]

ES was limit down overnight in Jan this year

 

[startraitor]

Monday Jan 21, 2008. Regular markets were closed but futures were locked down limit. French Bank liquidation overnight on rouge trader blowout.

 

[blackbook]

Quote from S2007S:

I think it was 1997, I know the markets were closed in september 2001.

correct... i cant think of any other time.