CDW trades busted after investors mistake symbol for CaliberCos

NYSE Arca Equities has ruled to bust all erroneous trades in CDW (CDW) executed on NYSE Arca Equities between 04:00:00 and 04:22:00 ET today, at or below $162.85. The ruling is not eligible for appeal. Shares of CDW traded for less than $7, or 96% below Wednesday's closing price of $173.25, driven by investors who bungled the company's ticker and mistook it for newly public alternative asset manager CaliberCos (CWD), according to Bloomberg. CDW shares ae little changed now at $174.04 while CaliberCos is up 23% to $7.39.

"... investors who bungled the company's ticker..."

Since when did we start protecting investors who bungle and what exactly qualifies as bungling?
 
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