Nicholas William Leeson [2] (born 25 February 1967) is an English former derivatives trader whose fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest existing merchant bank.

May 31, 2022 · Nick Leeson lost $1.3 billion of his employer's money, making risky trades in derivatives. His crimes bankrupted Barings, causing its collapse after 230 years in business.

Biography for Nick Leeson – the original Rogue Trader whose unchecked risk-taking caused the collapse of Barings Bank and whose story was turned into a best-selling book and Hollywood movie.

Aug 1, 2018 · Official website of Nick Leeson – the original Rogue Trader whose unchecked risk-taking and drive for success caused the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995. His fascinating story was turned into a best-selling book and Hollywood movie.

Jan 30, 2025 · Nick Leeson’s stint as a rogue trader lost his employer and investors enormous amounts of money, cost many people their jobs, and destroyed a centuries-old bank credited with helping to put the...

Dec 18, 2022 · Nick Leeson is a former derivatives trader who became notorious for bankrupting Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest merchant bank, in 1995. After opening a Future and Options...

Feb 20, 2025 · Britain’s Barings Bank collapsed on February 27, 1995, when a single employee, Nick Leeson, committed the bank to losses of roughly £830 million, from which it could not recover.

Jul 1, 2020 · "Rogue trader" Nick Leeson’s losses cost his employer, Barings Bank, an estimated £860m, plunging it into bankruptcy.

Feb 21, 2025 · On February 24, 1995, Barings Bank received a fax from fugitive trader Nick Leeson. In the fax, Leeson apologized for his trading losses that would ultimately bring down the 223-year-old bank and offered his resignation.

Nick Leeson is one of the most notorious figures associated with Singapore. In the 1990s, while still in his 20s, and working as a securities trader, he "spun a web of deceit" that led to the collapse of Baring's bank, a 232-year-old institution which helped Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson finance the Louisiana Purchase.[Source: Time, March 13, 1995]