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January 13th in Banking News, City Boys, City News, Fraud, Trading by Editor .

City Trader Pulls a Ponzi

Barely a dot in Bernie Madoff’s shadow…

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November 17th in Banking News, City News, Jerome Kerviel, Trading by Editor .

Jerome Kerviel Interview

Rogue trader gives insight into being the fall guy…

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October 21st in Banking News, City News, Trading by Editor .

Quote of the Week: High Frequency Trading is Little More Than “Chewing Gum”

According to the head of the Prague Stock Exchange…

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October 6th in Banking News, City News, Jerome Kerviel, Trading by Editor .

Kerviel Gets 3 Years in Prison and Big Fine

Jerome Kerviel was sentenced to three years in jail by a Paris court on Tuesday, wonder what Nick Leeson thinks of that…

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September 1st in Banking News, Careers, City News, Trading by Editor .

JPMorgan to Close Prop Trading Desks

But it’s not necessarily the final chapter in prop trading as such…

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July 31st in Film, Finance, Hedge Funds, Trader, Trading, Video by Editor .

An Excellent 47 Minute Wall Street Quant Documentary

Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall st.

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June 30th in Alcohol, Banking News, City Boys, City News, Trading by Editor .

Boozy Trader Loses £6m … and his job

34-year-old broker from Essex plays drunken oil trading…

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May 24th in Banking News, City News, Trading by Editor .

Anonymous Trading Takes on the Frontrunners

Bypass those pesky dealers…

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May 20th in BNP Paribas, Banking News, City News, Regulation, Trading by Editor .

BNP Paribas currency chief apologises for ’stupidity’ of German government

Being a German citizen and all that he took the duty upon himself…

May 18th in Banking News, City News, Derivatives, Hedge Funds, Trading by Editor .

EU Attacking: First Hedge Funds, Now Derivatives Traders

The EU is really turning its hose on the City…

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May 18th in Banking News, City News, Trader, Trading by Editor .

Top Traders Under 30

Three of the best…

March 31st in Banking News, ISA, Trading by Editor .

Banks’ Cash ISAs Ripping Off Savers

Consumer Focus investigation finds banks’ operation of Cash ISAs means customers blagged out of £1.5 billion to £3 billion a year in interest…

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March 25th in Fraud, Insider Dealing, International, Money, Trader, Trading, UBS, wall street by Editor .

Insider Traders Used Code Speak – Just Like Bud Fox in Wall Street!

Two recently accused insider traders used special codewords when communicating with each other, just like Bud Fox in the movie.

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March 24th in Film, Trader, Trading, wall street by Editor .

Starring in A Film Called ‘Wall Street’ Qualifies You to Stock Pick

There are people out there who believe that most finance professionals have no better chance on the markets than Mr Average…

March 23rd in Bailouts, Careers, City News, Females, Trading, wall street by Editor .

If Women Ran the Banks…

Last year there was plenty of speculation over the “what if women were running the” banks question…

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March 14th in Fraud, Investment Banks, RBS, Trading by Editor .

RBS is told to pay ex-trader £215,000

Yup. just over £215,000 plus interest

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March 5th in Hedge Funds, Markets, Trading by Editor .

Amazing Day Trader’s Set Up

an awesome day trader’s set-up, which includes 40 24 inch monitors

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February 23rd in Economy, Markets, Trading by Editor .

The Pound Just Plunged After BoE Chief Mervyn King Says Quantitative Easing May Come Back

Yet more evidence that central bankers are more likely to loosen than tighten.

February 17th in Bailouts, Hank Paulson, Hedge Funds, Investment Banks, Trading, Wealthy, wall street by Editor .

Hedge Fund Superstars Herding Into Too Big Too Fail Financial Stocks

‘Too big to fail’ banks seem particularly attractive these days…

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February 12th in FSA, Fraud, Investment Banks, Trading by Editor .

Ex-Cazenove Trader set to stand trial for insider deals

A former partner at Cazenove, the Queen’s stockbroker, who is due to stand trial on insider-dealing charges next week appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing yesterday.

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