Waddell and Reed Futures Speculation triggered Stock Plunge- Top Story

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Remember the dramatic stock market plunge a couple of weeks back?  It was initially blamed on user error.  A recent study suggested no such error occurred.  Now, this from reuters.com, the culprit could be futures speculation by the trading giant, Waddell & Reed.  Short-term gains for the giant may have been enough for it to cost traders $1 trillion in the span of one hour.

from reuters.com

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