[kolbe]

Back in their day, real time tracking of positions was virtually impossible. If someone in the pit was trading in a way that fellow traders thought exceeded his margin capacity, they would call up the clearing firm to tell them to look into it, but that's about it.

The movie showed them getting money from the butler and the prostitute, but I doubt that would have been enough for the size they were doing. But who knows?

Getting badges and floor access that quickly is a huge hole, though.