Panel on the Stock Market Crash of 1987

The chapter describes how CME learned and coordinated from the crash of 1987. It was one big lesson. It highlights the visit of Nick Brady directly after the crash of 1987. To put it mildly, often members of the New York market community came with a built-in negative bias about futures. Therefore, the company was apprehensive and wanted to make a good impression during the visit. They were lucky in that visit. The author knows that the world now understands that the futures markets are an integral part of finance. That was a clear result of the 1987 crash. The value change between the longs and shorts on the day of the crash, October 19, 1987, was $2.5 billion. He has learned to coordinate from the 1987 crash. The author indicated that he has learned a lot from the 1987 crash. However, the author would not say that it could not happen again. They have to stay vigilant because no one has outlawed the fundamental reasons that cause crashes: fear and greed.