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Knight Board Meeting to Discuss Getco, Virtu Offers

November 29, 2012
Bloomberg News

Knight shares were above $10 prior to the trading malfunction and bailout, which diluted existing owners by more than 70 percent. The company dodged bankruptcy almost four months ago when six financial firms, including Getco, provided $400 million to restore the company’s capital after the trading malfunction, when incorrectly installed software caused it to bombard U.S. exchanges with unintended orders.