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Nick Leeson |
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Nick Leeson A derivatives broker employed in the Singapore office of Barings Bank, which, before Leeson was sent, had not actively traded on SIMEX before. Leeson was permitted to conduct arbitrage by buying futures on Nikkei and at the same time selling them on SIMEX. Instead, he made unhedged futures transactions on Nikkei and reported his losses as gains. His trading was exposed following large losses on Nikkei after an earthquake. His losses totaled more than $1 billion, twice Barings' available capital. He spent about three years in jail and was released in 1999. He was born in 1967. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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