The Rogue Trader: Episode 191
We have all seen the films of the glamour - as some may see it - of being a trader along with the huge financial bonuses.
But when things go wrong, losses can accelerate rapidly. This would normally lead to a trader losing their job, but this week on the UK True Crime podcast, I look at what happened in London when a trader tried to disguise their huge losses.
Referenced sites
www.uktruecrime.com
www.patreon.com/uktruecrime
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime
Sources
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/swiss-heads-roll-the-demise-of-ubs-8262207.html
But when things go wrong, losses can accelerate rapidly. This would normally lead to a trader losing their job, but this week on the UK True Crime podcast, I look at what happened in London when a trader tried to disguise their huge losses.
Referenced sites
www.uktruecrime.com
www.patreon.com/uktruecrime
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime
Sources
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/swiss-heads-roll-the-demise-of-ubs-8262207.html
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/20/kweku-adoboli-gilded-life-star-trader-ghana
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