What you can learn from the trading history's worst nightmare [Video]
|In this video, I explore the infamous case of Nick Leeson, the rogue trader who single-handedly brought down Barings Bank, Britain's oldest merchant bank, in 1995. This shocking financial disaster reveals how one trader's hidden losses spiraled to $1.3 billion, destroying a 233-year-old institution that had survived both World Wars.
Learn how organizational weaknesses and poor supervision enabled this historic collapse. The video examines Leeson's background, prison sentence, and his remarkable post-prison transformation. Special focus on lessons for modern traders and financial institutions about addressing losses immediately rather than hiding them. I share Leeson's current perspective and how his story continues to influence risk management in global finance today.
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