Flash crash set off by 'fat-fingered' Citigroup trader could cost $50m - The Guardian

Details emerge after London-based employee incorrectly added a zero to a transaction

A fat-finger error by a London-based trader at Citigroup that triggered a flash crash across European stock markets could cost the bank at least $50m (£39.8m). The trader was working from home last … [+2719 chars]

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