"EXECUTE!" Silas's roar echoed across the floor, and in less than a fraction of a second, the quiet intensity of Sterling International's high-security division exploded into controlled, high-frequency chaos.
The clatter of mechanical keyboards sounded like rapid gunfire. Massive red order blocks flooded the primary exchange gateways, spilling directly into the dark pools. Sixteen dedicated quantitative desks unleashed tens of thousands of market-on-open short orders into the order book, slamming into Newman Enterprise Group's ticker with terrifying force.
On the master wall screen, the ticker NEG flashed blood red.
$142.50... $141.80... $140.10!
Within the first eight seconds of market open, over forty million marks in paper valuation dissolved into thin air.
