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Citi fined after $1.4bn of equities sold in error

Trader created a $444bn basket by mistake, but the bank’s controls still let some sales through

Regulators step in after failures ‘risked creating a disorderly market’
Regulators step in after failures ‘risked creating a disorderly market’ Photo: Mike Kemp/Getty Images

Citi has been fined more than £60m by regulators after a trading error led to more than $1bn worth of stock being accidentally sold.

A Citi trader accidentally created a $444bn basket of equities instead of a $58m one in May 2022.

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