Breaking the Bank: One Trader, 50 BillionJérôme Kerviel – the trader who hid €50 billion in trades at a major international bank – and his former superiors reveal all sides of the scandal.
DirectorFrédéric Garson
CreatorFrédéric Garson
Just One Man
Nov 29, 2024
On January 24, 2008, French bank Société Générale announces a sudden loss of €4.9 billion, leading to an investigation of trader Jérôme Kerviel.
Delta One
Nov 29, 2024
When the bank discovers €50 billion in hidden trades, a specialist is brought in to sell the positions and divert a market crash.
The Idol
Nov 29, 2024
As charges loom, Kerviel speaks out against the system he claims encouraged his risky trades, using the media frenzy to rally public opinion.
And Yet, It Governs Us
Nov 29, 2024
In the years following his trial, Kerviel's case reveals deep flaws in the global financial system as further testimonies come to light.
Stanimir Kostadinov
@siamond1976
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.
