Goldman's bad trades have ripple effect

A decision to cancel erroneous trades could reduce potential losses for Goldman but hit a broad swath of other trading firms

Goldman Sachs won a preliminary victory to limit losses from a wave of erroneous trades that roiled US options markets on Tuesday.

After hours spent reviewing thousands of transactions, US options-exchange officials on Wednesday decided to cancel most of the trades caused by a technical glitch in a Goldman trading system, people close to the matter said.

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