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Re:Alameda lost tens of millions because of a fat fingering ... by sneak on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:51PM (#37591969)
> Honest question: How do you determine that something like this was an honest mistake?

Good question. It's not like the errant trader couldn't have had a friend of a friend put in a bunch of $10k limit buys the day before, knowing the price would recover nearly instantly...

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Re:Alameda lost tens of millions because of a fat fingering ... by noduerme on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @09:11PM (#37592106)
Right, this was my original question and I'm wondering how SBF would've gotten to the bottom of it. What I'm speculating is that a gangster would've either punished the employee or been in on it.
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