I work with computer systems for aliving and I understand how user interfaces can be a tad confusing. But even so, I can’t believe that there is a computer system on the whole planet, particularly in an industry as regulated as stock trading, that doesn’t raise a red flag to the user when they are about to execute a transaction of this magnitude. A message to computer users…. Do not click the OK button unless you are sure its actually ok.
Somebody’s sure to notice this… (Reuters) – Reuters – A Taiwan stock trader mistakenly bought T$7.9 billion ($251 million) worth of shares with a mis-stroke of her computer, meaning her company is looking at a paper loss of more than $12 million and she is looking for a new job.
(Via Yahoo! Oddly Enough)
