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By 1995, Leeson’s secret losses were staggering. He placed a massive bet on the index, wagering that the Japanese market would remain stable overnight.

On February 23, 1995, Leeson left a note on his desk saying and fled the country. He left behind a $1.4 billion loss —more than double the bank's entire available capital. Rogue Trader (1999)

Leeson was eventually caught in Germany and sentenced to six and a half years in a Singaporean prison. The 1999 film, starring , captures that claustrophobic spiral of a man who wasn't necessarily a criminal mastermind, but a gambler who simply didn't know when to fold. By 1995, Leeson’s secret losses were staggering

Then, the unthinkable happened: the struck Kobe. The Japanese markets plummeted, and Leeson’s positions turned into a black hole. He tried to "trade his way out" by buying more, but the hole only deepened. The Collapse He left behind a $1