Texas-born oilman Nelson Bunker Hunt tried to buy all the world’s silver in an attempt to control the market for the precious metal. Instead he brought about its biggest crash.

Copper trading king Yasuo Hamanaka excelled in his job. Unfortunately he did so through market manipulation, for which he paid a high price...

The story of this Hong Kong conglomerate that got into trouble after misusing forex derivatives is a family affair and – unusually – involves a woman.

Kweku Adoboli was sentenced to seven years in prison and faced deportation after losing UBS £1.3 billion from trading activity that he says his managers knew about. Here's his story...

He's the man who lost his bank $456 million and was handed a five-year trading ban. We speak to former Merrill Lynch trader Alexis Stenfors and find out what he's ...

The story of Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel, who went on trial in 2010 for fraud, breach of trust and forgery following the bank's loss of around €4.9 billion as ...

He’s the infamous rogue trader who caused the collapse of a bank, spent six years in prison and inspired a movie. Here’s the story of Nick Leeson…