When You Stare Into The Market, The Market Stares Back At You

I worked at the stock exchange in a high-security environment, being exposed to high-confidence news that could directly affect the prices of shares.

Coworker: “Did you see all the police that came in last night?”

Me: “No, I left early. What happened?”

Coworker: “They came in and cuffed [Manager] right after the markets closed. He was doing insider trading.”

Me: “Wasn’t [Manager] the one who was always telling us that all of our private transactions and even our bank accounts are monitored 24/7 while working here?”

Coworker: “Yeah, he made the classic mistake of not being elected to Congress first.”