Episode #64: Nick Leeson- Rouge Trader on the Infamous Barings Banks Blow Up & Blow Ups of Recent
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A former Barings Bank derivates trader who developed a superstar reputation trading the futures markets on the Singapore Monetary Exchange. A mistake that resulted in a 20k lost eventually compounded to a 1.3 billion dollars, resulting in the collapse of one of Britain’s oldest banks. He's proven his resiliency, wrote a book on this experience and it got turned into a film. He now consults for firms raising risk awareness around human behavior, culture, conduct and corporate governance issues. Confessions of a Market Maker presents Nick Leeson--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you'd like to join JJ, Ray & a supportive, professional group of traders, trade alongside them at microefutures.com
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