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Thread #87120   Message #1624212
Posted By: Mr Red
10-Dec-05 - 04:31 AM
Thread Name: BS: Thick Finger Syndrome
Subject: BS: Thick Finger Syndrome
I heard on the news last night about a trader on the Tokyo stock exchange who mis-typed in a hurry and instead of buying/selling $2.12 (ish) million worth shares in a company he got involved with $212 million. Whatever the numbers it cost his firm $200 million and wiped 200 points of the Nikkei index for the day.

They blamed an age-old problem but called it "Thick Finger Syndrome"

I would have called it brain fade ot finger trouble but what do 'Catters call it?