A Fat Finger Error Caused $617 Billion In Share Orders In Tokyo To Be Canceled

A "fat finger" error at the Tokyo stock exchange Wednesday morning caused orders amounting to 67.78?trillion yen ($617 billion) to be canceled, the London Evening Standard reports.

According to the report, the mistake is "thought to be the most extreme example of a trader in financial markets inputting hopelessly wrong figures while working under intense pressure."