NICK LEESON - THE ROGUE TRADER: How One Man Lost £1 Billion & Bounced Back

London Real · Jan 19, 2020 · 2h 4m

Nick Leeson, the former Barings trader, tells Brian Rose how a small error became the 88888 account, why controls failed and what he learned in prison.

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Chapters

4:42 Brian's introduction

5:25 Growing up in Watford and starting at Coutts

9:47 Moving to Singapore with Barings

11:55 What derivatives actually are

14:00 Why compliance lags behind new products

19:33 Young Nick and life in Singapore

22:15 The first losses and the 88888 account

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