A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the opening minutes of trading on August 10, 2007, the morning after the market took a 387-point plunge. (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
New York Stock Exchange Trader
Trader Louis Spina looks at his trading monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the opening minutes of trading on August 10, 2007, the morning after the market took a 387-point plunge. (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
New York Stock Exchange Trader
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 17, 2008, in New York City. Following news late Tuesday of the U.S. government takeover of insurer American International Group (AIG), U.S. stocks opened slightly lower as investors digested the news. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dow Plunges Below 10,000
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 6, 2008, in New York City. The Dow set a new record for a one day point drop as it tumbled as many as 800 points to below 10,000, the lowest it has fallen since 2004, before closing with a loss of more than 300. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dow Plunges
A trader rubs his face while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on October 7, 2008, in New York City. Despite a government debt buyout plan, the Dow continued to fall, closing more than 500 points down. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Markets Revive
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments after the opening bell on October 13, 2008, in New York City. Following a rise in global markets, the Dow was up over 400 points in morning trading. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dow Drops Again In Early Trading
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange moments after the opening bell on October 27, 2008, in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Markets Open
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on November 5, 2008, in New York City. Worries about the economy still dominate post-election America as the Dow dropped 486 points. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Wall Street Opens With Rally
Traders work on the floor statue of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) November 10, 2008, in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Wall Street Opens With Rally
A trader works on the floor statue of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) about an hour after the opening bell November 10, 2008, in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Dow Plunges Almost 1000 Points
A trader (L) walks outside the New York Stock Exchange before the closing bell May 6, 2010 in New York City. The Dow plunged almost 1000 points before closing down 347 on Greek debt fears. (credit; Mario Tama/Getty Images)
