Knight Capital's (KCG) Joyce Comments on Epic Trading Error -'Technology Breaks'

August 2, 2012 10:15 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Traders are paying attention to comments from Knight Capital Group (NYSE: KCG) CEO Thomas Joyce on Bloomberg TV following the company's epic $440 million in trading losses yesterday due to erroneous orders on NYSE-listed securities after a software error.

  • Joyce said all hands are on deck.
  • Joyce said it's hard to comment on credit lines
  • Says software bug now out of the code
  • He said he has confidence in the current operating environment
  • Joyce said client were alerted immediately to the bug
  • 'Technology Breaks' Joyce said
  • He said they did not harm any investors
  • Says company open for business, and reasonably busy.
  • Says clients returned to market-making unit by day's end.


Shares of KCG are down 45 percent to $3.81.


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