25 Million Pounds 4/6 Adam Curtis (1996)

[TheAccidentalMonk]

This guy needed to fade himself, and go all-in on the market going down as a result of the Kobe earthquake. His intransigence with regards to (deciding on) the position he took/kept on taking, is ultimately what killed any chance he had of saving himself.

[gefan3]

The wife is priceless.

[flashysimon]

I don't understand how 450 000 pounds can set people up for the rest of their lives? If you're planning to only live 10 years and have a shitty life, sure. But otherwise, I don't get it.

[dagda825]

@flashysimon I would hope she meant it could be conservatively invested (in Barings? hehe) and left until retirement, it'd be worth millions. but that's just a guess on my part.

[sosdkny]

It all starts with the regulator. SIMEX!!!!

[jasrogg]

direvatives FUCK IN 96 JESUS it happened in USa 15 years later its all just rich people playing CHESS!!!!!!!!!!and we pay we are all fucked until we organize and END these venal fucks

[PrometheanRunGood]

@jasrogg Forget chess, futures is more like betting on the ponies.

[syzygy111]

The CEO of the bank is retarded and Leeson's wife is a gold digger. This should have been spotted and stopped in those first 2 days that he mentioned in an earlier clip. I don't feel too sorry for Nick coz he knew what he was doing was wrong, but blame the bank for letting it get so out of control. This is why I hate the stock market; it's a cesspool of corruption

[099749]

4,20 doesnt know much really does he. Nicks not really the guy to blame here is he.