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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:36 PM Original message |
CNBC: A Citigroup Trader Made The Big Fat Finger Error |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. oops... Wonder what that trader will be doing for a living next year |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. They have to maintain "talent" |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Providing crowd-size estimates for tea bagger protests |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. That is funny! |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. :-) |
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Catshrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. DUzy!!! |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well ,this ought to restore everybodies faith in the magic hand of the market, eh? nt |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. . |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. how reassuring |
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neverforget (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
4. Seriously, how on Earth can one trader cause so much chaos? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Because incredible amounts of wealth are concentrated in very small areas. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. The same thing happened in Japan 5 years ago |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. Keep in mind, there's at least a 10-14-17 second delay with broadcasting . . .. |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. And anyone who knew that mistake was coming made a fortune. . . |
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Po_d Mainiac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Ya beat me to it..LIHOP n/t |
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Journeyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It reminds me of George W.'s "slip of the tongue" in 2002, when he sent the Yen plummeting. . . |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. The NYSE and the NADAQ are wiping out the trades |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Any link for that? |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. sure do |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good thing he didn't hit the "gazillion" button (nt) |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Or 'brazilion'. |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. or was this someone from another country breaking into the system? |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Rachel's interview with Richard Clarke on cyber vulnerability |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Citigroup denied this today. |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:06 PM Response to Original message |
19. First typing error by a trader, ever |
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The abyss (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
20. Monopoly money 101 |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. How easy that was to manipulate the market..... |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
25. If CNBC said it, it must be false Corporate InfoPravda |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
26. It is this excuses alone that makes me think it was a major screw up that has them skeerd. |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-07-10 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
27. Very skeptical of anything CNBC says |
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