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_3u10 on Sept 16, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: The $2 Billion UBS Incident: 'Rogue Trader' My Ass

$2 billion is a 5 person hedge fund that raised $200 million and took it to a prime broker (read: UBS, GS, etc).

$2 billion dollars is a parking ticket: http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/11/ubs-idUSLB34005520...

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