In this edition of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Motley Fool One analyst Jason Moser takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "When the stock market closes on the down side why do they applaud?"
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Ask a Fool: When the Stock Market Closes on the Down Side, Why Do They Applaud?
By Jason Moser
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Mar 19, 2014 at 12:21PM
Ever wonder what the applause at the end of a trading day is for?
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