Back in September 2008, I wrote here about the latest twist in the saga of Jérôme Kerviel — a comic book (see below) created to recount the incredible story of the then-31-year old junior trader who nearly brought down French bank, Société Générale, with his rogue trading. You may recall that Kerviel was charged with and found guilty of “betting 50 billion euros of the French bank’s money without its knowledge, leading to losses of nearly 5 billion euros” (worth roughly $7.2 billion at the time of the trading in 2008).
Well, maybe it is time for “Le Journal de Jérôme Kerviel, Part Deux?” Eight years later, the Kerviel saga continues to roll on with one unusual twist after another. I haven’t picked up my copy of the original comic book yet, but according to this July 2008 book review it “takes the trader through the seven years from his recruitment at the bank in Paris in 2001 through to his imprisonment in January [2008] on charges of forgery and breach of trust. He is now free on bail.” So let’s begin writing Part Deux from there!
