It presents him with a classic game of double or quits.

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Perhaps because of the speedy denouement this time around, so far there is no sign of the sorts of reckless cover-ups that ultimately brought previous rogue traders low: no fraudulent financial records or desperate double-or-quits on bad bets in the hope of recouping mounting losses.

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In other words, I would have to play a game of double-or-quits in order to get a fair review.

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