Nick Leeson
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Nicholas William "Nick" Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is a former English derivatives broker famous for bringing down Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank, into bankruptcy. A rogue trader who made fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative moves, his actions led directly to the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, for which he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
Between 2005 and 2011 he had management roles at League of Ireland club Galway United. He is also active on the keynote and after-dinner speaking circuit, where he advises companies about risk and corporate responsibility. He also competed in the UK Celebrity Big Brother 2018, where he finished in 4th place.
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See also
- £830,000,000 – Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings
- Clarence Hatry
- Speculation in financial markets
- List of trading losses
- Jérôme Kerviel
- Kweku Adoboli
- Toshihide Iguchi
- Galway United
- CITIC Group
- White collar crime
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