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By Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
August 14, 2012
Regulations put in place to protect investors after $862 billion of market value was briefly erased on May 6, 2010, were the same rules that almost ruined Knight Capital Group Inc. this month.
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By Stephanie Ruhle, Christine Harper and Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
August 14, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc.’s $440 million trading loss stemmed from an old set of computer software that was inadvertently reactivated when a new program was installed.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Stephanie Ruhle, Bloomberg |
August 8, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Thomas Joyce estimated last week’s trading loss will be $270 million after taxes and told clients the firm is “in good standing” with clearinghouses.
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By Nina Mehta and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
August 6, 2012
NYSE Euronext temporarily assigned responsibility for 680 stocks that Knight Capital Group Inc. handles as a primary market maker to Getco LLC so the broker could focus on shoring up its finances.
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By Cristina Alesci, Whitney Kisling and Nina Mehta, Bloomberg |
August 6, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc. received a $400 million cash infusion through the sale of convertible securities after trading losses spurred by a software failure drove the market maker to the brink of bankruptcy.
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By Robert Schmidt and Michael J. Moore, Bloomberg |
August 3, 2012
The trading losses at Knight Capital Group Inc. renewed pressure on Washington regulators to prove they are equipped to protect investors in markets that are increasingly computerized and fragmented.
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By Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
August 2, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc. has “all hands on deck” and is in close contact with creditors, clients and counterparties as it tries to weather trading errors that cost it $440 million, Chief Executive Officer Thomas Joyce said.
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By Alanna Byrne |
August 2, 2012
A costly computer glitch has left Knight Capital Group with a $440 million pre-tax loss, the firm announced Thursday, severely impacting its capital base and sending shares into a tailspin.
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By Whitney Kisling, Joshua Fineman and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
August 1, 2012
Knight Capital Group Inc. told some clients of its market-making unit that a “technical issue” was affecting its systems and advised them to route orders elsewhere as dozens of U.S. stocks swung more than 10 percent today.
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By Irene Frat |
June 27, 2012
As Jerome Kerviel's appeal trial draws to a close, the rogue trader might already wonder if it was all worth it
