Colleague got FIRED because he didn't report a trade to compliance

Buddy sitting next to me got fired today. 

Complete shock.

Reason being he forgot to file a 10 share buy AAPL trade to compliance, total <$2K, but definitely unintentional.

Now I'm scrambling to review all my own trades and compliance applications...

How strict is compliance with respect to stock trade in your bank/firm?

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Isn't dismissal or termination of employment given to serious breach and/or repeated non-compliance?

I'd expect a written or official reprimand to be on his record, but not straight to the most serious result, in particular for something unintentional and with limited impact.

Anyways, compliance is compliance.

 

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