Rogue Trader

Rogue Trader: How I Brought Down Barings Bank and Shook the Financial World is a book by Nick Leeson, who served four years in prison for fraud after bankrupting the London-based Barings Bank in 1995 by hiding $1.4 billion in debt he accumulated as a derivatives trader in Singapore.

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Nick Leeson - London - Barings Bank - 1995 - Singapore

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It was made into a feature film (1999), entitled the same. Following an interview with Nick Leeson in prison, Sir David Frost realised the potential for a movie and optioned the rights to Nick's story.

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1999 - Sir David Frost

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Written and directed by James Dearden, Rogue Trader stars Ewan McGregor (Nick Leeson) and Anna Friel (Lisa Leeson) and was executive produced by Sir David Frost. Released in June 1999 it premiered in London, to a host of stars, one month prior to Nick Leeson's release from Prison in Singapore.

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Ewan McGregor - Anna Friel - Sir David Frost

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