Nasdaq has bragged for years that it is more hi tech than the stodgy ol NYSE who that bald headed stooge Richard Grasso milked for a 140 million payout. Saw that puke on TV today
It was more hi tech since inception, so as they say, it ain't bragging if they done it.
Anyway, whether it was a mistake or a test, or an actual cyber attack, it's good that it happened at this slow but "nervous" time, after several days of selloff on Greece / Portugal / Spain, terrorism, oil spill and Obama "reforms" news. System got exercised pretty well and, I'd say, without too much disruption because it was so quick and not too far from the market close time.
More so than stocks, options will take some time to sort out, so volatility and volume should be somewhat heightened before starting to come down.
“Nasdaq has bragged for years that it is more hi tech than the stodgy ol NYSE who that bald headed stooge Richard Grasso milked for a 140 million payout. Saw that puke on TV today”
LOL....stooge is right. He never knew what happened ;-)