HOW REFORM AFFECTS INVESTORS: The law provides closer scrutiny of financial firms but can't outlaw panics

摘要

INVESTORS WON'T GAIN much relief from financial reform. You'll still suffer through bear markets and have to worry about gut-churning accidents, such as the May 6 "flash crash." And the law won't restrict automated, rapid-fire trading systems that often know nothing about the specific securities they play with.