51. It said several times the KLCI index futures traded at a premium over the cash market as futures traders who shorted earlier covered their position. 52. Key dates in the collapse of Barings bank and the extradition of futures trader Nick Leeson from Germany. 53. Leeson was not only the chief futures trader but also the head of settlements, meaning that he policed his own deals. 54. Leeson was the chief futures trader for Barings at the Singapore International Monetary Exchange, or SIMEX. 55. Leeson, the futures trader blamed for collapsing Barings investment bank, is in custody in Germany awaiting a decision on an extradition request from Singapore. 56. Leeson, former general manager of Baring Futures Singapore, was not only the chief futures trader but also the head of settlements, meaning that he policed himself. 57. Leeson was a futures trader in Singapore for the Barings bank. 58. Leeson was not only the chief futures trader but also the head of settlements, meaning that he policed himself. 59. No one is denying that former high flying futures trader Nick Leeson is selling his story to fund his defense. 60. Nick Leeson, the futures trader who once brokered huge financial deals across continents, can now make a phone call only in an emergency. |