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The Washington Post
December 19, 1995, Tuesday, Final Edition
"NYSE Computer Glitch Delays Market Opening"
By Elizabeth Corcoran, Washington Post Staff Writer
Page G01
Main Issue
- Software failure case study
Abstract
A glitch in a Securities Industry Automation Corporation computer forced the delayed opening of the New York Stock Exchange. This resulted in the idling of trade and billions of dollars of funds transfers.
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