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£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings
£830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings
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£830,000,000 - NICK LEESON AND THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF BARINGS

25 Million Pounds

Directed by Adam Curtis
United Kingdom, 1996
Documentary

Synopsis

25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) by speculating on futures contracts.

Synopsis

25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3 billion) by speculating on futures contracts.