RISE AND FALL OF STOCKS: The Shape of Trading, 2012
Investing in stocks became almost a national pastime in the 1990s and the start of this century. Then came the credit crisis, the Flash Crash, high unemployment and fast trading that seemed to favor mathematicians rather than investors.
Heres how the shape of equities trading in America has changed since 1990.
SOURCES: Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association, Tabb Group