UK True Crime Podcast

The Rogue Trader: Episode 191

07.07.2020 - By UK True Crime PodcastPlay

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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.

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Sources

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/swiss-heads-roll-the-demise-of-ubs-8262207.html

https://www.ft.com/content/0fa0b42a-783a-11e5-a95a-27d368e1ddf7

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/lead-story-lessons-rogue-trader

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kweku_Adoboli

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20338042

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19660659

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/nov/20/kweku-adoboli-gilded-life-star-trader-ghana

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