Market Meltdowns Gone Wrong: From Flash Crash to Knight Capital's $440M Nightmare

Описание: Ever seen billions vanish in minutes? These real market meltdowns sound too insane to be true... but they actually happened. In this fun Sunday special, we unpack the craziest trading disasters driven by quant models, high-frequency glitches, and pure chaos.

Highlights include:

The 2010 Flash Crash – Dow Jones plunged nearly 1,000 points in minutes (trillions wiped out temporarily), triggered by HFT algorithms and a massive sell order cascade. Markets recovered fast, but it exposed how fragile automated trading can be.
Knight Capital's 2012 software glitch – A single reused code flag unleashed erroneous orders, costing $440 million in just 45 minutes. One of the most expensive bugs in history – it nearly bankrupted a major market maker overnight.

From Nobel-winning funds imploding to accidental billion-dollar errors, these stories show even the smartest quant edges can backfire spectacularly.

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Disclaimer: Not financial advice – just wild real stories from market history. Always do your own research!