Note 94 — Chapter VIII · THE DAY ON ’CHANGE, WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS
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The question put to sureties on the London Stock Exchange is, “Would you take this man’s cheque for £3000 in the ordinary way of business?” to which an unprepared sponsor once replied, “Well, I should not pick it out.”
A similar question by the governors of the New York Stock Exchange once met with the reply, “Yes, but I would have it certified as quickly as possible.”