why i could never be a trader

[Ironside]

they suspect that someone with fat fingers syndrome caused the dow jones to drop 9% in a matter of seconds yesterday when he hit a b instead of an m

selling off billions of shares at a cheap price instead of millions

costing his employers goodness knows how much

you think he will still have a job?

[Graham C]

I'm not that in the know with financial computer systems but I'd expect something that importent would have more requirements than to press M for Millions or B for Billions required to actually make a trade.  I'm guessing Fisher Price doesn't make their systems?

[Ironside]

I'm not that in the know with financial computer systems but I'd expect something that importent would have more requirements than to press M for Millions or B for Billions required to actually make a trade.  I'm guessing Fisher Price doesn't make their systems?

you would imagine so

[Chompy]

Wondered why Drainy wasn't on the Luton nthread yesterday...

[thetank]

How dubm can you be?

[LeKnave]

when he hit a b instead of an m

million

[ZZZZZZZROPE]

im sure he would have bought when it dropped that much knowing when ppl find out what happened it would rally back up, so he may not have lost that much

[77dave]

good job he didnt hit a T

[doubleup]

There was a biggish thread on 2+2 about this.  Citigroup, who were the main suspects, issued a statement "denying any involbent"