Nick Leeson
@TheNickLeeson
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Former Barings trader. TV/media & keynote speaking enquiries: [email protected] or https://t.co/7P8XzSvJjG Press: [email protected] CEO - Bull and Bear Cap
Ireland
Joined September 2010
--Rate cut optimism--. A good week with a gain of 762 pips/points. The tariff deadline came and went with little activity. Markets sold off as the deadline approached but have steadied and moved higher since then. APPLE powered the NASDAQ to yet another record closing high to end
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Arrived today, being sent out tomorrow. Will sign as you wish. Look great framed. Email - nick@bullandbearcap.com
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I broke a bank, Bertie Ahern and Fianna Fáil nearly broke a country. Let’s make him President!!.
Bertie Ahern emerges as preferred Fianna Fáil candidate in race for the Aras, poll shows
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--Tariffs overtake anything good in the markets--. A poor week for me, a loss of 645 pips/points, capping off a poor month in July. On the plus side, the year to date remains positive, averaging about 1000 pips/points per month. I was late to the party all week, a couple of days
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The market on ‘How many police required to escort one non-violent white collar criminal’ was blown out the water too!!.
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Love that!.
When Nick 'Rogue Trader' Leeson was arrested, the security guard at the front was offering 'top of the head' 9/4 that he would not do jail time!
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RT @BettingSitesCom: When Nick 'Rogue Trader' Leeson was arrested, the security guard at the front was offering 'top of the head' 9/4 that….
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14 years for playing a game everyone else was in on? The LIBOR scandal wasn’t a secret—unless you were the one left holding the bag. I sat down with Jason Sen, who was in the pit when it all went down. Time to hear the real story behind Tom Hayes and the rigged system. YouTube:
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Talking markets later this morning with Jason Sen ( @daytradesignals ) on the - Does the current trend continue? I know that I need to find out!!
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I often get asked if there was a sense of relief when I was arrested in Germany.
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--NASDAQ hits new record high after high after high--. A good profit this week of 704 pips/points but it could have been a lot volatility. Tariffs remain a constant topic of conversation and concern as President Trump is considering a minimum tariff of between 15% and 20% in any
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A poor week last week sees me struggling to find the consistency that has seen such a positive start to 2025. Whilst the S+P500 and NASDAQ briefly set new highs , indices have started to come under pressure. Bitcoin trades at another record high overnight, surging above 121K.
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Earlier this year, I spoke in Macau at the Asian Securities Finance Conference for PASLA – an association representing the interests of the securities finance market in the Asia Pacific region. Whilst there, I recorded an interview for their podcast.👇.
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All three U.S. markets closed out three consecutive weeks of gains last week. U.S. futures are however moving lower in overnight trading after President Trump announced that tariffs will revert on August 1st. A better than expected jobs report last week helped quell fears of a.
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--Earnings may struggle under the weight of tariffs--. A small loss this during a week punctuated by holidays and travel on my part. Volume was considerably lower than usual as traders in the U.S. left their desks early on Thursday to observe the Independence Day holiday on
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