Huge Japan stock trade scrapped after possible 'fat finger' error

Over-the-counter orders were placed for shares in 42 companies worth dozens of trillions of yen in the morning

It sounds to me more like the deliberate move of a disgruntled employee rather than a "fat finger" error. I wonder why the name of the company that placed the orders for shares in 42 companies isn't being named.

It sounds to me more like the deliberate move of a disgruntled employee rather than a "fat finger" error. I wonder why the name of the company that placed the orders for shares in 42 companies isn't being named.

Because it would be embaradding to Nomur- ahem, I mean the company which placed the orders. Just a guess here.

It would take a very "fat finger" to put through so many trades in several companies, fishy indeed!

The way trades are packaged these days, I could easily see this happening.