{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ab54c70bb6ddf45527e06b1/5d530747ade326bd3b4b4783?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Barometer of Fear: An Insider’s Account of Rogue Trading and the Greatest Banking Scandal in History","description":"<p>Alexis Stenfors&nbsp;joins host Dan Loney on Knowledge@Wharton to discuss how he went from being a currency trader at Merrill Lynch in London to being banned from trading after he tried to cover up huge mistakes, costing him around $456 million USD.&nbsp;His story is documented in his book, \"Barometer of Fear: An Insider’s Account of Rogue Trading and the Greatest Banking Scandal in History.\" Alexis is now a lecturer at the University of Portsmouth,&nbsp;teaching economics and finance.</p>","author_name":"The Wharton School"}