Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Wall Street Crash of 1929" in English language version.
At the turn of the 20th-century stock market speculation was restricted to professionals, but the 1920s saw millions of 'ordinary Americans' investing in the New York Stock Exchange. By August 1929, brokers had lent small investors more than two-thirds of the face value of the stocks they were buying on margin – more than $8.5bn was out on loan.
The most savage bear market of all time was the Wall Street Crash of 1929–1932, in which share prices fell by 89 percent.
The most savage bear market of all time was the Wall Street Crash of 1929–1932, in which share prices fell by 89 percent.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)At the turn of the 20th-century stock market speculation was restricted to professionals, but the 1920s saw millions of 'ordinary Americans' investing in the New York Stock Exchange. By August 1929, brokers had lent small investors more than two-thirds of the face value of the stocks they were buying on margin – more than $8.5bn was out on loan.
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