Eli5: Why do they halt trading for volatile stocks?

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Why not just let them drop to zero? Doesn’t this interfere with the market?

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It’s to protect the overall market. If a stock sees a large amount of volatility it can cause panic sell-offs that spread from the one stock in question to indices or the entire market.

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