Reply to post: Not me, but someone I know well.

September 16, 1992, was not a good day to be overly enthusiastic about your job

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Not me, but someone I know well.

As a junior(ish) accountant many years ago had to buy yen for the year ahead - and fat fingered the number of zeros in the transaction.

Rather than £20m worth he bought £200m worth (this is back in the early 1970s). By the time it was spotted the market had moved slightly, fortunately in his favour.

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