Markets Soar, but New Rules Upset Traders

By VIKAS BAJAJ, ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED; ERIC DASH and LOUISE STORY CONTRIBUTED REPORTING.
When Washington changed the rules, winners became losers and losers became winners, and both camps were left fearful.

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