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Nicholas William Leeson [2] (born 25 February 1967) is an English former derivatives trader whose fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's second oldest merchant bank. Leeson was convicted of financial crime in a Singapore court and served over four years in Changi Prison .
May 31, 2022 · Nick Leeson lost $1.3 billion of his employer's money, making risky trades in derivatives. His crimes bankrupted Barings, causing its collapse after 230 years in business.
Aug 1, 2018 · Official website of Nick Leeson – the original Rogue Trader whose unchecked risk-taking and drive for success caused the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995. His fascinating story was turned into a best-selling book and Hollywood movie.
Dec 18, 2022 · Nick Leeson is a former derivatives trader who became notorious for bankrupting Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank. After moving to Singapore to execute and clear...
Biography for Nick Leeson – the original Rogue Trader whose unchecked risk-taking caused the collapse of Barings Bank and whose story was turned into a best-selling book and Hollywood movie.
Britain’s Barings Bank collapsed on February 27, 1995, when a single employee, Nick Leeson, committed the bank to losses of roughly £830 million, from which it could not recover.
Mar 22, 2023 · LONDON – Mr Nick Leeson, the former derivatives trader who brought down Barings Bank, has joined a corporate intelligence firm run by former Black Cube operative Seth Freedman.
A British trader out of control in Singapore. Nick Leeson was Barings Bank's star trader on the Singapore International Monetary Exchage (SIMEX). He...
Jun 12, 1996 · A behind-the-scenes account of how futures trader Nick Leeson lost an estimated £830million, causing the collapse of Britain's oldest bank. Leeson speaks from his prison cell in Germany,...
Nick Leeson is the original Rogue Trader whose unchecked risk-taking and drive for success caused the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995, arguably the biggest financial scandal of the 20th...
