Nasdaq hopes to settle on Facebook IPO

Last May’s error-ridden Facebook IPO was the result of a Nasdaq system failure — a millisecond blip that caused a 20-minute delay in trading, reports ft.com. Now, the exchange operator is in talks with U.S. regulators over a potential settlement on the issue. Read more. Also read: The “Facebook cliff” Facebook IPO provides lessons for […]

By Wire services | February 6, 2013 | Last updated on February 6, 2013
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Last May’s error-ridden Facebook IPO was the result of a Nasdaq system failure — a millisecond blip that caused a 20-minute delay in trading, reports ft.com.

Now, the exchange operator is in talks with U.S. regulators over a potential settlement on the issue.

Read more.

Also read:

The “Facebook cliff”

Facebook IPO provides lessons for Canadians

Why did Facebook fail?

Shareholders sue Facebook, banks

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