October 11: Ask The Experts: Are Stock Market Glitches Something to Worry About? (Card Hub)

On August 22, trading in more than 2,700 NASDAQ stocks came to a screeching halt. A glitch in the system halted trading for several hours.

Rewind to May 18, when Facebook launched its much-anticipated IPO. Again, a glitch on the NASDAQ stock exchange delayed the start of trading. Even after trading began some orders didn’t get through. Traders were outraged and the IPO was pretty much a flop.