Nick Carraway was offered with insider information by Jay Gatsby and his mentor, Meyer Wolfshiem respectively in two unlinked scene.
The underground society, which according to Tom Buchannan, referred as “temple of virtue” was a place where all sorts of banned activities involving renowned authorities were carried out and it was the place where Nick Carraway and Meyer Wolfshiem first met. Noticing that Nick Carraway was with Jay Gatsby, Meyer Wolfshiem mistaken Nick Carraway as one of them and started the conversation by questioning Nick Carraway about the bond business. Upon Nick Carraway’s reply, he get into the topic, stating that “I understand you’re looking for a business connection”.
On the same day, Jordan Baker told Nick Carraway …show more content…
The concern was resolved since he didn’t accept and receive any insider information from any of the parties. It is not advisable for Nick Carraway to report to the local authorities since Jay Gatsby seem to have certain dealing with the them, proved in the scene that the policeman turned a blind eye instead of arresting him for speeding after glancing at the name card. It was later revealed that he once was able to do the Commissioner a favor and in return, he experienced certain exceptions in the city. Thus, the best resolution would be ignoring the offers and perhaps distanced from those unethical individuals. Offering and accepting insider trading is a serious offense. Besides rejecting the insider information offer, Nick Carraway should be aware of not uncovering the non-published information to others since he was in the bond business which no one but the insider that know the company the best. For instance, in 1985, the Wall Street Journal, R. Foster Winans’s advice on stock tend to increase the stocks’ value. He was condemned and sentenced to prison for divulging unpublished Wall Street Journal information to two stockbrokers, leading them to earn
The underground society, which according to Tom Buchannan, referred as “temple of virtue” was a place where all sorts of banned activities involving renowned authorities were carried out and it was the place where Nick Carraway and Meyer Wolfshiem first met. Noticing that Nick Carraway was with Jay Gatsby, Meyer Wolfshiem mistaken Nick Carraway as one of them and started the conversation by questioning Nick Carraway about the bond business. Upon Nick Carraway’s reply, he get into the topic, stating that “I understand you’re looking for a business connection”.
On the same day, Jordan Baker told Nick Carraway …show more content…
The concern was resolved since he didn’t accept and receive any insider information from any of the parties. It is not advisable for Nick Carraway to report to the local authorities since Jay Gatsby seem to have certain dealing with the them, proved in the scene that the policeman turned a blind eye instead of arresting him for speeding after glancing at the name card. It was later revealed that he once was able to do the Commissioner a favor and in return, he experienced certain exceptions in the city. Thus, the best resolution would be ignoring the offers and perhaps distanced from those unethical individuals. Offering and accepting insider trading is a serious offense. Besides rejecting the insider information offer, Nick Carraway should be aware of not uncovering the non-published information to others since he was in the bond business which no one but the insider that know the company the best. For instance, in 1985, the Wall Street Journal, R. Foster Winans’s advice on stock tend to increase the stocks’ value. He was condemned and sentenced to prison for divulging unpublished Wall Street Journal information to two stockbrokers, leading them to earn