Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Jerome Kerviel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French trader Jerome Kerviel.

Last updated on December 18, 2024.

Jérôme Kerviel is a French rogue trader who was convicted and imprisoned in the 2008 Société Générale trading loss for breach of trust, forgery and unauthorized use of the bank's computers, resulting in losses valued at €4.9 billion.

French - Trader | Born: January 11, 1977

Source: Wikipedia

I only want the truth to be known, for everyone to take responsibility for their actions.

Jerome Kerviel

My aim was to make money for the bank. You lose track of the amounts involved when you are engaged in this kind of work.

Jerome Kerviel

My only goal was to make the largest profit possible for my employer. I was caught in a spiral that - with the support of my bosses - continued to lead up and up.

Jerome Kerviel

I only wanted to be a good employee who generated as much profit as possible for his employer. I was merely a small cog in the machine - and now I'm suddenly supposedly the main person responsible for the financial crisis.

Jerome Kerviel

Nobody knows everything that's hidden in the balance sheets of banks. In fact, they are completely impenetrable.

Jerome Kerviel

I only know one thing: Everything I learned about the banking business, I learned in the banking towers of the Societe.

Jerome Kerviel

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Jerome Kerviel

Related Authors