Barings Bank Case Study 1. Nick Lessons sold numerous short straddles for each long futures contract he bought because he need the cash created by the premiums he received by selling the short straddles. Lesson’s needed large sums of cash to fund his margin calls‚ which forced him to sell disproportionate numbers of short straddles for each long future position he took. 2. The doubling strategy allowed Leeson’s the opportunity to recoup losses suffered ‚ which required him to double his bets
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Mercedes Oliva HW 2 1. What was Nick Leeson’s strategy to earn trading profits on derivatives? Nick Leeson’s strategy to earn trading profits on derivatives was to trade futures on the Nikkei 225 stock index and the Japanese government bonds. This strategy would have either provided huge gains or huge losses. This went completely against what Barings was expecting him to do. He opened a secret trading account to avoid being caught. 2. What went wrong that caused his strategy to
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CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENTS BARING BANKS AND NICK LEESON QUESTION : 1. What are the major reason behind the collapse of Barings bank? ANSWER : The major reason behind the collapse of Barings bank was caused by the largest earthquake that destroyed the part of Kobe City on 17 January 1995‚ where the Nikkei index fell sharply. This incident caused Barings Bank collapsed in 1995 due to high the loss‚ which is very far above their capital. This was due to not being able to meet the obligations of trading
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A Rogue Trader at Societe Generale Roils the World Financial System Most Important Facts Surrounding the Case Societe Generale alias SocGen is one of the oldest and recognized financial firms in France and worldwide. SocGen employs more than 130‚000 workers and has 22.5 million customers all over the world. The company is a leader in Corporate and investment banking‚ retail banking and financial services‚ and global investment management services. In the
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A Rogue Trader at Societe Generale Roils the World Financial System. 1. What concepts in this chapter are illustrated in this case? System vulnerabilities Computer crime: using computers as instruments of crime to defraud the bank‚ customers‚ and other financial institutions Internal threats from employees: Jerome Kerviel has access to privileged information; he was able to run through the organizations system without leaving a trace Business value of security and control: Organizations can
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Rogue Waves For centuries‚ mariners have spread stories about giant sudden waves which appeared out of nowhere without warning which were strong enough to capsize even the mightiest and largest ships. Several vessels—such as the S.S. Waratah‚ the M.S. Munchen‚ and the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald—were all rumored to have been sunk by rogue waves (Walsh par. 3). Further‚ rogue waves have been blamed for ripping the bow off of a Norwegian freighter near the tip of South Africa in 1974‚ almost capsizing
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The Trader Definition of a Trader Section 4 of the Commercial Code – The term "trader" means any person who‚ by profession‚ exercises acts of trade in his own name‚ and includes any commercial partnership. The fact that a person is considered to be trader has certain consequences and brings about certain rights and obligations. The requirements for becoming a trader: 1. No formality such as registration. But A commercial partnership requires registration. Break down of
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| Trader Joe ’s is a privately owned grocery store that sells a variety of natural and healthy food and beverage options. Their headquarters is located in Monrovia‚ California and they have about 350 stores in roughly 25 states. It was started by Joe Coulombe as a Los Angeles convenience store chain in 1958‚ and then the company was bought in 1979 by German billionaires Karl and Theo Albrecht‚ who founded the ALDI food chain. Trader Joe’s competes within their niche market of organic and health
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Millicent Cowgill MG301 2/5/2015 Case 1: Trader Joe’s 1. The most important managerial skill for a store Manager at Trader Joe’s is to have critical thinking abilities. In order to effectively handle the day in and day out procedures it is important for the manager to be able to solve problems with accurate information‚ because in any event of a posed threat or accident‚ the manager must be able to perform adequately. Also‚ it is very important the manager is able to analyze the ways for which
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I believe one of the “must have” managerial skills for a Store manager of Trader Joe’s is leadership. Leadership is very critical and important; it is the ability to motivate other employees towards common goals‚ like providing great costumer service or building an effective work team. Basically‚ employees will follow the lead of a store manager and if the skills of the manager are effective‚ it will result in successful performance of the department. Also‚ a good leader is always looking for new
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