One Trader Destroyed a 233-Year-Old Bank (The Barings Collapse)

In 1995, a 27-year-old trader named Nick Leeson brought down Barings, Britain's oldest merchant bank, with one secret account: 88888. This is how £827 million disappeared, and why nobody noticed until it was too late. AI reconstruction: some scenes are AI-generated visual reconstructions and do not show real people. Chapters: 0:00 The note: "I'm sorry" 0:40 The sixth great power 1:21 A clerk from Watford 2:00 Player and referee 2:41 Account 88888 3:20 The fake profits 4:01 Doubling down 4:46 The bet on a calm market 5:20 The Kobe earthquake 6:11 On the run 6:50 Sold for £1 7:11 Arrest and prison 7:57 The lesson 8:39 What's next Sources: Singapore National Library Board, Infopedia: Collapse of Barings Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bankruptcy of Barings Bank Wikipedia: Barings Bank; Nick Leeson #barings #nickleeson #roguetrader #moneystories