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A $251 Million Typo

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-a-big-oops dept.

theodp writes "A Taiwan stock trader is jobless after a typo left her company looking at a paper loss of more than $12 million when what was supposed to have been a small order mistakenly resulted in a $251 million purchase. 'Something like this is difficult to explain to superiors,' a company exec explained."

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  1. Fubon? by fwc · · Score: 5, Funny
    Fubon has to be an acronym for *something*.... Anyone?

    Fouled up by one number, perhaps?

  2. Re:Nice... by ISaidItOmega · · Score: 5, Funny
    You people are being way too harsh on this trader... haven't any of you ever suffered from a typo? I know I have. Last month when I was writing an e-mail to my girlfriend, instead of typing,

    "I miss you hunny and I can't wait to see you this weekend ;) ...",

    I typed,

    "Jesus Christ woman you have ruined my life and I've been cheating on you with your sister!!"

    ... I hate keyboards...