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Securities and Futures Markets: Assessment of SEC and CFTC Studies of October 1989 Market Volatilities

GGD-90-108BR Published: Jul 17, 1990. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) reports on the stock market events of October 13 and 16, 1989.

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