[babble-on]

though “FX trader” is not exactly a senior position

[Bill W was a conservative]

I seem to recall bond trader Joe Jett was about that age when he incurred losses that forced Kidder Peabody’s sale to GE.

[reed13k]

agree the others were executive directors and VPs... this could be someone in the know that was being looked at for a fall or just some shmuck that tried to impress and lost big.