12:48 (Dow Jones) NYSE Euronext (NYX) issues “reminder” notice to exchange members that gambling is prohibited on trading floor and “a criminal offense in New York.” Write your own punchline about the financial crisis or the markets in general, but NYSE’s regulation department warns further against using post computers for “games of chance” or calling your bookie from the floor. “If you have any questions about whether a particular activity is prohibited, you should consult with your firm’s compliance officer, senior manager, and/or legal counsel,” according to NYSE notice.This is just too bizarre not to share. It brings to mind this classic clip from Casablanca:
Shut down the exchange, folks--nothing to see here. No word yet if this notice is to blame for the steep decline in the markets today...
[Dow Jones]
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