It appears Rule 575 is having an impact today [5]. Quietly this morning, CBOE traders were told at 1027ET that the S&P 500 index was "currently unavailable for trading." As the following chart shows, this halted a drop in the market and instantly enabled a levitation to near the day's highs. Unrigged?
This happens...
Shit's broke..... pic.twitter.com/audYGq6AZ0 [6]
— Market Plunger (@MarketPlunger) September 15, 2014 [7]
And then this happens...
It appears Rule 575 is really messing things up for the high-beta chasers... [5]


