$16 billion vs. $16 million

jared:

The real problem isn’t a matter of “M” or a “B”.  It’s the fact that one trade, one glitch, or even one insignificant trader, can wreak havoc with a single misinformed click.

Agreed, but I’m suspicious that this is really what happened.  I’ve never interacted with a computer that would let me crash it without five levels of warning.  B instead of M seems like a serious oversimplification.

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