> They never actually put on any of the trades their clients were "making." They just pocketed the money and when the clients inevitably lost it all, the outcom

> They never actually put on any of the trades their clients were "making." They just pocketed the money and when the clients inevitably lost it all, the outcome was the same for the client. Whoa. That is so elegant in it's simplicity. Evil, certainly, but elegant. And now I'm imagining more elaborate versions that incorporate the Baltimore Stockbroker scam to convince the clients to invest (and lose) even more money...