Sunday, May 20, 2012

Traders Are Flipping Out Over Facebook SNAFU, And Want $100 Million From NASDAQ


Trading snafus at the Nasdaq stock market during last Friday’s initial public offering for Facebook  may end up costing the exchange more than its reputation, the FOX Business Network has learned.

Angry traders and investors are bombarding Nasdaq officials with demands that the exchange make good on losses they say were incurred during the messy execution of the Facebook IPO, where Nasdaq systems essentially broke down and failed to execute buy and sell orders for the stock at various times during Friday’s stock sale, according to  people with first-hand knowledge of the matter.

These people say that the demands for money could total $100 million or possibly more, but Nasdaq chief executive officer Bob Greifeld is, at least for now, taking the position that the exchange will not cover the losses…

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