The Gold Finger Trade “fat-finger trade” of Apr 30 2012 (4-30-2012)
A Manipulative Algo Trade?
On Apr 30 2012 the gold market was briefly shaken by an unusually large early morning sell order, of 1.24 Billion USD, which triggered a brief trading halt in gold futures and left traders questioning whether the transaction was a mistake, manipulative or what was the motivation of