Chapter 19: The Longest Day (5)

After the three of them waited for the market to close, they hurriedly had a dinner, and then rushed to the Far East financial center of the Avery brokerage company, at this time there was a grim face, only Andrew's face was full of excitement, it was obvious that he also knew the performance of the Hong Kong market during the day.

In fact, not only the Hong Kong market, but also several major financial markets in the Far East have all plummeted, among which the Japanese stock market plummeted by 620 points, a decline of nearly 15%, and the Singapore Straits Times Index also fell by 12%, while the time in the Western Hemisphere is later than that of the Eastern Hemisphere, but the major capital markets after the opening of the gong have undoubtedly been affected, in Paris, Frankfurt, Milan, Amsterdam and other places of the capital market, there are no less than 6% declines.

In London, the world's second largest financial market after the United States, the London Financial Times Index plummeted as soon as the market opened, and everyone's hearts were clouded, and there were varying degrees of reaction to the performance of financial markets in the Far East and beyond. These are reactions to the Dow Jones index in New York on Friday, and all eyes are on New York, the market with the largest capitalization, the largest trading volume, and the latest opening.

The Financial Times index in London ended up falling by 183 points, a drop of as much as 10%, the biggest drop in the British stock market.

Now it's up to New York to perform!

Zhong Shi and Liao's father and son rested in the VIP room of the Avery brokerage company, after running around in the middle of the night yesterday and watching the market during the day today, several people were already exhausted, especially the elderly Liao Chengde, who fell asleep upside down, and the earth-shattering snoring was comparable to thunder.

Zhong Shi was most afraid of this kind of noise when he slept, but he was also so tired that as soon as he closed his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep, and he couldn't hear anything at all. The young and strong Liao Xiaohua was also very tired, squinted his eyes and lay down for a while, but he couldn't resist the sleepiness that came to him, and fell asleep on the sofa in an indecent position.

It was around nine o'clock in the evening that Andrew woke up the trio, only half an hour before the opening of New York.

After a little freshening up, the three of them completely woke up. Zhongshi asked Andrew, who was full of excitement, "What happened?" Why are you so excited? ”

"Zhong Sheng, don't you know?" Andrew's face froze, and he asked in disbelief.

"Looking at your expression, could it be that the global stock market is plummeting?" Zhong Shi asked knowingly.

"Bingo, Zhong Sheng, you guessed accurately, it is indeed the global stock market crash! Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and other stock markets are all plummeting, basically down more than 10%, according to this trend, today's New York will certainly not escape the fate of the plummet. Andrew's face was so excited that he almost danced.

"Isn't it? What about weishenme? Liao Chengde's face showed deep thought. For this news, he is the most shocking one, the performance of the Hong Kong stock market during the day today has surprised and delighted him, but what he never expected is that this stock market crash swept the world in an instant like a plague.

Zhong Shi and Liao Xiaohua's discussion in the middle of the night anticipated this situation. Under the double whammy of the Dow Jones plunge and the US Treasury secretary's speech on Friday, it is difficult for global stock markets to perform well.

"I speculate that it should be because of the fall of the Dow Jones index last Friday, and the analysis of commentators because of the speech of Treasurer Baker on Sunday!" Andrew shook his head, smug in his tone.

"Really?" Liao Chengde glanced at Zhong Shi and Liao Xiaohua suspiciously, and seeing that their faces did not change in the slightest, he couldn't help but ask: "What did the finance minister say, how could it lead to this?" ”

"Liao Sheng, don't you know?" Andrew asked rhetorically, somewhat puzzled.

While the two were still talking, the stock market in New York opened.

With the opening bell of "Dangdang", the Dow Jones Industrial Average was green, falling 67 points in an instant, this performance made the wait-and-see investors suddenly lose confidence, and only one thought came to people's minds, that is, to quickly sell the stocks in their hands.

The sky-high selling came like a tide in an instant, and the rolling stocks were all green, falling across the board!

"Huh? What's going on? Why can't the index be displayed? Andrew, who was far away in Hong Kong, looked at the index on the screen and said in surprise.

Generally speaking, as a constituent stock of the Dow Jones Industrial Index will begin to trade soon after the market opens, and then the system will calculate the index through a formula according to the transaction price, which will reflect the trend of the market on the day.

Andrew hurriedly dialed the phone of his colleague in Chicago, and as soon as the phone was connected, he heard a deafening noise from the microphone, which made Andrew stunned, the noise in the field in the past was not as loud as it is today. Just when he was still stunned, Louis's hoarse voice came: "Andrew, are there any trading orders?" ”

"Luis, what's wrong with you? I can't show the Dow Jones index here, what's going on over there? Andrew came back to his senses and asked hurriedly.

"I don't know about New York, but in Chicago, the S&P 500 is crazy! The whole market is selling, and there are no buyers to take orders, as if it is the end of Shijie, I think it is similar in New York! Louis paused for a moment, then said bitterly.

"What?" Andrew asked in surprise. "How is this possible? Did it collapse? ”

"I don't know if it's a crash or not, I just know that your customers are making money! The empty order in his hand must be multiplied at least several times! Louis said with a wry smile. At this time, there was a earth-shattering noise from the microphone, and the traders were frantically shouting: "It's below 330, oh my god!" ”

They are shouting about the S&P 500 index.

Generally speaking, the index of the stock market in the future is higher than the current reality index, but the S&P 500 index has now fallen more than the Dow Jones index, which means that the market's confidence has fallen to a very low point.

Louis on the "......" phone was also speechless, staring at the display in the hall tightly, forgetting for a moment that the phone was still on.

The stock market and the futures market are driven by each other, and the faster the stock index falls, the faster the stock market falls.

At this time on the New York Stock Exchange, all the brokers are crazy, selling their stocks at any cost, whether it is a fast-growing technology company, a leader in a traditional industry, or an eternally profitable energy industry, at this time they have only one thought, which is to get out of this damn market as soon as possible.

The selling was so great that even the computer system of the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, and the number of buying orders was so large that the computer could not handle it at all, and the transaction speed was 20 minutes slower than the actual transaction, which means that the transaction 20 minutes ago was only carried out now, and the trading order placed now has to wait for nearly half an hour.

At this time, it is impossible for the Dow Jones index to be displayed instantly and accurately!

In New York, almost all stocks are piled up with sell orders on the selling side, while there are very few buyers, and people can only watch the index fall below the important support lines of 2150, 2100, 2050.

Andrew and others, who were far away in Hong Kong, became blind and could only keep up with the latest developments in the market by constantly calling them.

"Oh my God! The futures index has fallen by more than 30 points, and your client has made twice as much profit! Oh my! While Andrew was still in a daze, Louis's surprised voice came from the phone.

"What?" Andrew was a little shocked. He looked back at the three men who were still in their prime, and saw that the three of them were looking at him with a puzzled look on their faces, their faces full of questions.

"Zhong Sheng, the S&P 500 futures index in Chicago has plummeted, and now it has fallen by one percent, I don't know what you plan?" Andrew took a deep breath and asked respectfully.

Twice the profit means that Zhongshi's floating profit has exceeded 300 million US dollars. Originally, Zhongshi invested 100 million US dollars in the futures index, but in view of the decline of the US stock market last week, he has already made a profit of about 50 million US dollars, and all this money was invested by Zhongshi in the short orders of the futures index in November and December.

"Keep holding, keep watching!" Zhong Shi said calmly.

He has been simulating this scene in his heart for a long time, and finally waited for this historic moment, how could he accept it when he saw it!

The Liao father and son beside him were full of horror and couldn't believe what they had heard. Liao Chengde originally thought that his income during the day was already crazy, but compared to Zhongshi's income now, it was nothing but a small thing, and it was not worth mentioning at all.

New York Stock Exchange.

Some of the constituent stocks were finally quoted, and the index was finally successfully displayed. But at this time in the trading floor, everyone looked at the displayed index and trading volume, and they were already a little dumbfounded.

At this time, the index has fallen below 2,000 points, and the trading volume is close to 100 million.

In normal times, including over-the-counter trading, the trading volume of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange is only 100 million per day, and the market has not closed in the morning, and the trading volume has been equal to that of normal days. But even so, the stock still accumulated a large number of sell orders, and I don't know when it will be digested.

"Will there be a stock market crash like the one in 1929?" Such a terrible thought crossed everyone's mind. At this time, it is not just a stock market crash, but an economic depression.

The craziest time finally came at noon.

In the Chicago futures market, there were originally sporadic long openings and short takeovers, but when the market was close to stopping, investors frantically opened short orders, and short orders quickly changed hands, and those who held a large number of long positions, frantically opened new long positions, betting that the stock market would rebound in the afternoon, in this case, the price of the stock index fell sharply.

This situation is fed back to the stock market, which has caused a crazy drop in stock prices.

Finally, at 12 o'clock, the stock index stayed at 1900 points, and everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief. (Thank you for your strong support, I hope to recommend the collection, welcome to comment.) )

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