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http://www.cnbc.com/id/36999483 I just dont understand how one bad commodity trade can send the entire market into a tailspin. Thank got it still has some resiancy and bounded back. Bet someone somewhere made a few bucks.
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Computerized stock trading. Once a stock goes below a certain amount the system automatically tries to sell it. Apparently just one "oops" can create a runaway effect.
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Anyone else get the feeling that our species relies too heavily on technology these days?
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I been getting that feeling for 30 years.
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Two theories as to what happened - someone used B for Billion instead of M for Million on a sell order - or its fallout from greece.
There may have been a screwed up trade - but the market is going to get hammered by greece - and the shockwaves (which may be many euro nations defaulting) regardless. If your in the market - get out... get out NOW!
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Holy smokes a single keystroke can cause a crash?
That might need some looking in to.
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Its easier than you think for one little screwup to balloon into a mess.
Back in 2004 I was working for a money management firm that handled high dollar clients. I had a standing order from the portfolio manager on this particular account to invest $1mm in 7-day commercial paper and to reinvest whenever it matured. So on this particular day, it was time to reinvest. So I get on the Bloomberg terminal and submit (what I thought was) my $1mm order. Now when you buy commercial paper through the direct issuer order system on Bloomberg, you're dealing directly with the issuer (American Express, Chevron, etc.) and those trades are for all intents and purposes binding and final. The authorization is already set up in advance so you can execute the trades quickly each morning, as the commercial paper market moves quickly. By noon, the trading is pretty much done for the day. So anwyays, when you submit the order, the issuer sends the paper over and our settlement department wires the funds back and your trade is settled. Unlike regular bonds that have a trade date + 3 day settlement, commercial paper trades settle same day. So about an hour after I sent the trade, I get a call from our settlement department saying that there's a $10mm order coming in and they're not sure what the deal is because I told them to be expecting a $1mm trade. My butt puckered. I immediately thought "Oh sh!t, I was a little happy on the '0' key, wasn't I?" Luckily, the account had enough to cover the cost of the trade. I sold the extra $9mm back that same day and only had to eat about a $1000 loss, but it was not one of my greatest moments.
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http://www.welt.de/finanzen/article7...-auf-Euro.html
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