This so-called fat-finger error occurred when a trader accidentally entered an order to sell a billion shares rather than a million shares.

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Or a seasoned old pro, after a well-irrigated lunch, take his fat finger and hit the wrong button?

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This system offers pre-trade order validation and risk aggregation as well as checking for fat finger mistakes and market limits, among other things.

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