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The Invisible Hook by Peter Leeson
in Sox First, on April 29, 2009
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What do pirates have to do with economics? Plenty, according to economist Peter Leeson in his book The Invisible Hook . Leeson starts out looking at the most fundamental of economic texts from t...
Nick Leeson wants to come back
in Sox First, on March 9, 2007
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The saga of the infamous rogue trader Nick Leeson never ceases to fascinate. Twelve years ago, Leeson's trades bankrupted Barings, the bank which had put up the money for the Louisiana Purchas...
Nick Leeson blames the banks
in Sox First, on December 26, 2006
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Nick Leeson's latest ravings are nothing short of extraordinary. In February 1995, Leeson single-handedly bankrupted the bank that financed the Napoleonic Wars, the Louisiana Purchase and the...
From Breaking the Bank to Breaking into Poker
in The Gambling Weblog, on January 9, 2006
... and age, there seems to be only one acceptable answer - poker.
Former Barings Bank employer, Nick Leeson, who famously defrauded the London bank in 1995 by betting on interest rate movements ...