Leeson and Barings; The man who broke the Bank – Market Experiences by Alan...

A lesson in Control It is hard to imagine in the highly regulated, controlled environment than banks, particularly in trading, exist in now that something...

We all Remember Where we Were! – Market Experiences by Alan Hill part 8

9/11; the day that will live forever. In the last century there was a saying that everyone knew where they were the moment they heard...

The Shape of Events to come – My Market Experiences by Alan Hill –...

The Aftermath Luckily there was no one foolish enough to be long on sterling so I had no concerns about stop losses. The pound simply...

Black Wednesday – My Market Experiences by Alan Hill p.6

The power of the Market Prevails Over the course of the first couple of days of the week, pressure was starting to build which wasn’t...

“The Man who Broke the Bank” – My market experiences by Alan Hill...

Sterling too strong for its own good. Through the summer of 1992, there had been constant speculation that the pound could not survive the artificially...

Hot under the collar – My market experiences by Alan Hill part 4

Time to perform! The Corporate salesman asking me the price had a client on the line with a reputation for trying to drive the market....

“Oh, Those Russians” – My market experiences by Alan Hill part 3

A fine time for a Coup. As I have already mentioned, when I joined my first bank dealing room, I had already been a banker...

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