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The 2010 flash crash

set aside as
EXCLUDED BY ATTRIBUTION
the researcher's note
The 2010 flash crash. The SEC/CFTC joint report attributes the trigger to an automated execution algorithm keyed to trailing volume — a hand-written participation rule. No source ties the crash to a fitted system.
proposed by
researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06, era-1990-2011
received
2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00
harvest report
impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-era-1990-2011.md

Rulings, in order

  1. 2026-09-06T09:39:39-04:00 · researcherexclude-attribution — The 2010 flash crash. The SEC/CFTC joint report attributes the trigger to an automated execution algorithm keyed to trailing volume — a hand-written participation rule. No source ties the crash to a fitted system.
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