Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

thedarkside-79541 I really enjoyed this movie. I liked it as much as The wolf of Wall Street. My guess is it did not get the same publicity and hype that The wolf of wall street did. It kept my interest the whole way through. I'm not sure why it rates so low. Maybe it was because it was ahead of its time, people were just not ready for this because we did not have a financial crash in the USA until after this movie. After watching this it makes you wonder how this kind of thing happened. My guess is this inspired many people in the USA to do the same thing here and cause a major financial crisis here as well. But definitely Worth watching. I do not believe that Rouge Trader deserved such a low rating. I will watch again in the future.

blanche-2 Rogue Trader is a 1999 film that tells the story of Nick Leeson who managed to bankrupt Barings Bank.All you have to do is hear the words "investment banker," "stock broker," or "bonds trader," and you know what the movie is about. Supposedly, as with Bernie Madoff, the main character didn't start out to cheat Barings Bank. When the market was going up, Leeson was very successful, but he started breaking rules early on. When the markets started to crash, his losses became bigger and bigger and bigger until his house of fake trades began to crumble.Totally predictable, but nevertheless, suspenseful, well acted, and involving. Ewan McGregor is excellent - young, attractive, and happily married, one could really feel the horrible pressure he was under keeping up a brave front, though he could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had spoken up at the beginning.The moral of this story is, the more money that comes in, the greedier everyone gets - the investors, the banks, the brokers, everyone. No one asks any questions as long as you're making money. By the time they start asking questions, it's too late. Everyone is culpable. Enron had no products and a bunch of dummy corporations, and the banks were loaning them millions upon millions of dollars. Try getting a loan from a bank some time. And they wonder why they had to be baled out.Anna Friel does a good job as his wife. That was another sad thing in the film -- she wasn't a woman who cared about the money. She didn't even want to live in Singapore. She just loved him and wanted to be with him.I really can't follow the technical aspects of these finance stories, but still, this was good.

DICK STEEL This was one of those films that was shot in Singapore but didn't get a proper theatrical release here, opting to go straight to video despite having an A-lister in Ewan McGregor helming the leading role, portraying a true to life incident about one of the biggest bank fraud in history taking place right here in the Lion City. Singapore has her fair share of commercial and financial fraud, many of them high profile no thanks to them being committed by employees of large, reputable corporations, and this was one of them, where Nick Leeson got infamously credited for bringing down Barings Bank, one of England's oldest merchant bank at the time.For all the recent socio-political concerns over the influx of foreign talent to our shores and taking up jobs that locals can probably do themselves, this one, if taken at face value since biographical films always have a tinge of dramatic license being taken, offered the notion that not all Caucasians that make it here are of the cream of the crop variety. In this cinematic Nick Leeson's case, he's but someone low on the rungs of the organization as a clerk, known better for his hardworking attributes rather than his financial acumen. With an opening in the far east here and having chalk up a job well done in Indonesia where he met his future wife Lisa (Anna Friel), he becomes the bank's go to man for this Asia based job in opening up a new options and derivatives trading arm, coming in on expatriate terms with perks on the table, and a job with high expectations.On hindsight, this film teaches a lot on the nature of having good corporate governance, water tight processes and having the proper checks and balances rigorously executed rather than being just on paper or paid lip service to. In very simple narrative terms, episodes where opportunities to go rogue get presented in very clear terms, from the abuse of a special account used to mask losses, to blatant forgery, this is something of a wake up call when tremendous trust gets placed on star employees, only for that trust to be betrayed, and worse when it is basic greed that overshadowed what actually needed to be done. I can't help but to chuckle at how Nick Leeson can get away with blue murder even, since he's the one man everyone in the corporation goes to when needing huge amounts of profits to generate their multi-million dollar obscene year end bonuses, meaning if Nick Leeson walks, so does the amount of profits his outfit can generate. If only the suits on the board knew.In some ways you can point your finger around and blame it on those who never saw it coming because of their own flaws, greed, or just plain simple indifference to someone's probable misdoing based only on the strength of their manipulated balance sheet, Hire the wrong person or so called Talent and he'll rob you blind in terms of money, time and effort, and Rogue Trader through its sole objective in almost documenting the culprit's shenanigans of the confident con man, who at one time through a fluke success got heralded as a guru of sorts on the local bourse, If only it was known how one can actually bet big and one day win big, but not all the time, which is almost too good to be true.Since the crime took place in Singapore, you'd get to see a number of outdoor locations being used especially in and around the city centre area, with a couple of local stars making cameo appearances such as Selena Tan as the eagle eyed auditor, Geald Chew, Ivan Heng as a bartender and Lim Kay Siu as a policeman. Very small roles here compared to the group of actors playing Nick Leeson's posse in his company trading for him on the forex floor, with more screen time opposite Ewan McGregor. Anna Friel's Lisa character was quite a trophy of a role rather than being a strong character, occasionally speaking up against the troubles ailing her husband, but I was quite surprised at her insistence to leave the country especially when they're time is up. There's the obvious romantic subplot here about matrimonial vows which is a little sad on Nick's part, especially if one has read his memoirs and followed the news during his incarceration about the couples inevitable break up.As a film it wasn't that remarkable in terms of production values, but you can't find a more direct, simple biographical tale about corporate checks and balance that is shot in Singapore. Recommended especially for managers who have to look after balance sheets, whether you're aware of what's really going on, or are having some wool pulled over your eyes bya very smart, rogue employee.

Dotacion If like me, the S&L[1], insider trading, and Enron[2] scandals intrigue you, and you desire to see a dramatic and fairly factual treatment of what makes these things go bump in the night, then this is for you.It is not hard to figure out why The Great Financial scandals are overlooked by Hollywood. The tales are not only apt to get so bogged down by confusion and spin, but the threat of lawsuit and small box office[3] means the double whammy effect is on, so of course would never get greenlighted.As it stands, the makers of Rogue Trader give it the dramatic treatment it needs to please a high-finance numpty like myself, more interested in the drama of it all, and kept me interested to the end. It (thankfully) never bogged down in exposition, trying to explain the intricacy of it all. Deft.Playing fast and loose doesn't excuse Nick Leeson from being the sole agent of doom for Barings, and his crime is not molly-coddled here. You understand what propelled him. You also might find yourself wondering if the checks and balances which failed to catch his back room shenanigans are are also lacking here, in the over regulated and under staffed U.S. commissions (Helllooooo SEC!). Talk about scary!And to top it all, this film was in video stores long before Enron imploded.To sum up, quite a nice thriller, and not a chainsaw or Münch-mask in sight. Recommended.Dotacion1. Neil Bush could find himself in the limelight 2. As well his more powerful brother 3. Rogue Trader was not released theatrically in the states, to the best of my knowledge.