jaybock   Nick Leeson and his £850 Million loss. Nick Leeson was at the top of his game managing financial stock markets, making Barings Bank in Singapore over $30 million in a single year. When his luck started to turn sour though he decided to take a safe gamble (and it was considered to be safe) and invest his last bit of money betting on the Japanese stock market by buying futures pegged to the Nikkei 225. Those who’ve studying this huge disaster of a bet have said the Read More…