EPISODE · Nov 7, 2025 · 49 MIN
Liam Vaughan: How Traders Made $700M in ONE DAY (And Got Away With It)
from The Trading Battle · host The Trading Battle
This interview reveals Liam Vaughan’s investigative journey uncovering some of the biggest financial scandals of the past decade — from the LIBOR rigging scandal to the Flash Crash trader Navinder Sarao — and how everyday traders gamed multi-billion dollar systems.Timestamps:00:00 - The ingenuity behind financial crimes01:39 - Tom Hayes and the LIBOR scandal08:53 - Navinder Sarao's $70M bedroom trading empire18:07 - Why neurodiverse traders dominate22:21 - The $700M oil trade in one day31:02 - Hacking the SEC for insider info38:23 - The billionaire's revenge campaign43:06 - Will AI beat human traders?46:37 - Where to find Liam's books48:14 - What happened to the oil traders?HOW TO REACH LIAM:🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZDEWVJan0s🐦 X (Twitter) – @liamvaughanBBG🌍 Website – www.liamvaughan.co.ukFOLLOW THE TRADING BATTLE:🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/ttb_live📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thetradingbattle/🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/thetradingbattleThe Trading Battle - Where Traders Learn, Compete & WinJoin thousands of traders who've discovered their new favorite trading education channel. The Trading Battle combines live trading competitions with expert education, giving you the strategies and confidence to succeed in any market.🎯 Live Trading Battles - Watch pros compete with real strategies📚 Weekly Masterclasses - Learn from trading legends🌍 Global Market Coverage - Forex, crypto, stocks, commodities, indices🏆 Proven Track Record - Strategies from profitable traders🎥 Entertainment Value - Education that keeps you engagedLearn from the Best: Our guests include trading legends like Token Metrics, Mark Minervini, Nick Leeson, Rob Booker, Nick Syiek (TraderNick), Tom Basso, Steve Goldstein, Akil Stokes, Nick Pulver, Jason Sen, Steve Ruffley, Harry Daniels, and many more elite traders...Subscribe now and join the trading community that's changing the game — one battle at a time.Disclaimer: Please note, we do not provide financial product advice. Any views or opinions expressed by participants (guests, hosts, and battlers) are for general entertainment purposes and do not reflect the views of The Trading Battle.
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This interview reveals Liam Vaughan’s investigative journey uncovering some of the biggest financial scandals of the past decade — from the LIBOR rigging scandal to the Flash Crash trader Navinder Sarao — and how everyday traders gamed multi-billion dollar systems.Timestamps:00:00 - The ingenuity behind financial crimes01:39 - Tom Hayes and the LIBOR scandal08:53 - Navinder Sarao's $70M bedroom trading empire18:07 - Why neurodiverse traders dominate22:21 - The $700M oil trade in one day31:02 - Hacking the SEC for insider info38:23 - The billionaire's revenge campaign43:06 - Will AI beat human traders?46:37 - Where to find Liam's books48:14 - What happened to the oil traders?HOW TO REACH LIAM:🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZDEWVJan0s🐦 X (Twitter) – @liamvaughanBBG🌍 Website – www.liamvaughan.co.ukFOLLOW THE TRADING BATTLE:🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/ttb_live📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/thetradingbattle/🎥 YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/thetradingbattleThe Trading Battle - Where Traders Learn, Compete & WinJoin thousands of traders who've discovered their new favorite trading education channel. The Trading Battle combines live trading competitions with expert education, giving you the strategies and confidence to succeed in any market.🎯 Live Trading Battles - Watch pros compete with real strategies📚 Weekly Masterclasses - Learn from trading legends🌍 Global Market Coverage - Forex, crypto, stocks, commodities, indices🏆 Proven Track Record - Strategies from profitable traders🎥 Entertainment Value - Education that keeps you engagedLearn from the Best: Our guests include trading legends like Token Metrics, Mark Minervini, Nick Leeson, Rob Booker, Nick Syiek (TraderNick), Tom Basso, Steve Goldstein, Akil Stokes, Nick Pulver, Jason Sen, Steve Ruffley, Harry Daniels, and many more elite traders...Subscribe now and join the trading community that's changing the game — one battle at a time.Disclaimer: Please note, we do not provide financial product advice. Any views or opinions expressed by participants (guests, hosts, and battlers) are for general entertainment purposes and do not reflect the views of The Trading Battle.
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