Breaking the Bank: One Trader, 50 Billion
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Documentary
Crime
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 4
avg.Runtime | min
First EP | 2024-11-29
Last EP | 2024-11-29
Overview
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Jérôme Kerviel – the trader who hid €50 billion in trades at a major international bank – and his former superiors reveal all sides of the scandal.
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Produced by
Grand Angle Productions
Season List
season 1 || Miniseries
Relesed on | 2024-11-29
1
Just One Man
2024-11-29
On January 24, 2008, French bank Société Générale announces a sudden loss of €4.9 billion, leading to an investigation of trader Jérôme Kerviel.
2
Delta One
2024-11-29
When the bank discovers €50 billion in hidden trades, a specialist is brought in to sell the positions and divert a market crash.
3
The Idol
2024-11-29
As charges loom, Kerviel speaks out against the system he claims encouraged his risky trades, using the media frenzy to rally public opinion.
4
And Yet, It Governs Us
2024-11-29
In the years following his trial, Kerviel's case reveals deep flaws in the global financial system as further testimonies come to light.
CAST
charactor: Self, The trader
Original: Jérôme Kerviel
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self, French president
Original: François Hollande
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self, Communication of Kerviel
Original: Patricia Chapelotte
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self, Communication of the bank
Original: Hugues Le Bret
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self, Economist
Original: Catherine Lubochinsky
Total EP: 4
charactor: Self, Bank chairman
Original: Daniel Bouton
Total EP: 4
CREW
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