The DJIA on May 6, 2010 (11:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT) The May 6, 2010, flash crash,[1][2][3] also known as the crash of 2:45 or simply the flash crash, was a United States trillion-dollar[4] flash crash (a type of stock market crash) which started at 2:32 p.m. EDT and lasted for approximately 36 minutes.[5] Overview[edit] Stock indices, such as the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Compo