Two Hong Kong-based traders at Societe Generale left the French bank late last year after the group uncovered a string of unauthorised bets made through derivatives, a source close to the matter said. The bets, made via options contracts tied to Indian stock-market indices, did not exceed authorised trading amounts and led to no losses, the source said, but the traders were not authorised to carry them out. In the event of a severe market downturn, the bets could have cost SocGen significant losses, the source said.
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