| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| OTC | Like the penny-stock mkt. |
| IPO | Debut on the stock mkt. |
| IBM | Big Blue on the stock mkt. |
| UPANDDOWN | Variable, like the stock market |
| shakeout | rapid decline in the values of certain securities sold in stock exchanges or the like |
| bottom | surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it used figuratively in phrases like the bottom dropped out to describe a sudden collapse or downturn lost millions when the bottom dropped out of the stock market |
