rogue trader
Britishnoun
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Dec. 1995 - Nick Leeson, the original rogue trader, was sentenced to 6-1/2 years in Singapore’s Changi Prison after his stock futures trades in the city-state sank Barings Bank.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2019
Before Virgin, Mr Norris was chief executive of Barings Bank when it collapsed in the Nick Leeson "rogue trader" scandal in 1995.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2018
And yet Denton always loved gossipy details, as with his obvious joy at discovering that Barings rogue trader Nick Leeson used superman as his computer password.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2015
In addition, the discovery of a rogue trader in its London office helped to mar 2012 for the bank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2013
A thriller about the ultimate rogue trader who concocts a single, diabolical transaction to blow up the financial system.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2013
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