61.   Runaway futures trader Nick Leeson told Barings that he faced a breakdown and submitted his resignation after he skipped Singapore, a newspaper reports.

62.   Singapore thanked Germany Wednesday for agreeing to send former Barings bank futures trader Nick Leeson back to stand trial.

63.   The attorney for jailed rogue futures trader Nick Leeson on Monday denied a newspaper report that Leeson had a fortune hidden in German bank accounts.

64.   The commission will issue licenses to futures brokers and futures traders not acting as brokers, said commission chairman Zhou Daojiong.

65.   The futures trader said the ill-feeling was based on a lack of understanding about the role of derivative products in a bear market among local brokers.

66.   This meant that he was not only the chief futures trader but also the head of settlements.

67.   German Chancellor Helmut Kohl said Tuesday he believed former Barings futures trader Nick Leeson will get a fair trial in Singapore after his government expels him to the city-state.

68.   Industries to be covered include credit card operators, mutual funds, wire transfer and check cashing services, securities brokers and dealers, and futures commission traders.

69.   An industry analyst estimated that some one third of all futures traders in China could be barred from the market as a result of the circular.

70.   As Barings chief futures trader for Asia and North America, Leeson reported directly to London.