"He'll risk everything to beat the system."
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
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The people behind it
Ewan McGregor
Nick Leeson
Anna Friel
Lisa Leeson
Nigel Lindsay
Ron Baker
Tim McInnerny
Tony Hawes
Irene Ng
Bonnie Lee
Lee Ross
Danny Argyropoulos
Yves Beneyton
Pierre Beaumarchais
Simon Shepherd
Peter Norris
John Standing
Peter Baring
Pip Torrens
Simon Jones
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