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Rogue trader costs french bank $7 billion
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bbc.co.uk
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mixmax
on Jan 24, 2008
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henryw
on Jan 24, 2008
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"Executives said the trader may not have sought personal gain from the fraudulent deals ... His managers were to leave the bank as well."
maybe, he was the scapegoat, or he was doing something really stupid
motoko
on Jan 24, 2008
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Would he still be a "rogue" if he made the bank $7 billion?
mixmax
on Jan 24, 2008
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From my (limited) knowledge of the financial sector, he would most probably be CEO...
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maybe, he was the scapegoat, or he was doing something really stupid