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How one man broke Bearings Bank
This film tells the true story of Nick Leeson, the floor trader on Simex exchange,Singapore, who singly handedly broke Barings Bank, in the mid '90's. Of how one mans ambition was overcome by pressures, and in turn, reckless gambling.

An incredible aspect of this case was how Leeson covered up for so long, and fooled so many, who it seemed, were so wrapped up in their own company rhetoric they simply wanted to believe in Leeson. The regional manager in Singapore had never even heard of the name of the brokerage house Leeson used to "invent" a trade to cover the missing and ever increasing deficit being incured in the "88888" account, a supposed customer account, but in reality, an back office error account.

The pace of the story is very well done here. My only gripe is, for a film with excellent supporting cast, why did they take so little care over the choice of the leading players? Ewan McGreggor is convincing as Leeson only when the sickly scenes with his wife are not on screen, the hoplessly miscast Lisa.

Some may find the numerous and fast financial terms not easy to follow. But a fascinating story, with great use of background music.

A titanic sink for Barings Bank!
Did British films ever get so good? Only Bond has made the British film industry more appealing than this film. Rogue Trader is a wonderful blend of true life chaos, ambition and status, with a romantic overture. It would be naive and foolish to say that the film is without fault, however they do not blemish the thrills of the story. This interpretation of the tale leaves the audience feeling sorry for Nick Leeson. The thought of sitting through a film about the does and don'ts of the stock market doesn't really appeal to me. I'm more into the thrills and spills of Star Wars. But I loved Rogue Trader and was deeply moved by the films emotional ending. This just goes to show that this a film that appeals to a wide variety of cinemagoers. Some might say that knowing how the story turns out spoils the climatic end, but it never mattered in Titanic. So, in my opinion, go, spread the word, Rogue Trader is brilliant as are the cast, especially the superb Ewan McGregor!

Feel the stress of a rogue trader
As a previous employee of an investment bank, I found this movie rich with a realistic flavor of how stressful working in a fast paced trading environment can be. With recent headlines about day trading and stock market wealth, you'll find this production a fun topic of conversation as you watch Leeson (Ewan McGregor) risk the bank's capital speculating in Japanese stock index futures on an open out cry trading floor in Singapore. Based on a true story, some might remember reading about the failure of Barings, a major U.K. investment bank, yet McGregor's portrayal still makes you wonder what he will do next.

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