Breaking the bank : One trader, 50 billion

On January 24, 2008, Société Générale, one of the largest French banks, caused an earthquake by announcing a loss of 4.9 billion euros, linked to fraud by one of its traders, then unknown. From the initial shock to the media-judicial saga that followed, the series "Kerviel: a trader, 50 billion" retraces in 4 episodes of 45 minutes the key events of this story that has become a symbol of the excesses of finance.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Kerviel : Un Trader, 50 Milliards

First Air Date

November 29, 2024

Last Air Date

November 29, 2024

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

French

Production Companies

Grand Angle Productions

Networks

Max

And yet, it governs us
S01E04

And yet, it governs us

In the years following Kerviel's sentencing, certain testimonies, including from an investigator in the financial crimes division, share the belief that some Société Générale employees had knowledge of their former trader's actions.

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