Nick Leeson gives his guide to spread betting, and shares more hard-won wisdom on the subject of avoiding big debts. He was once played in a film by Ewan McGregor, you know - but he doesn't like to talk about that.



So much for perfecting the way that I play poker! I was in Jamaica last week talking at the annual Business Leaders Awards dinner and used the nine hours flying time there and back to do a bit of background reading and play a bit of poker. Got back to Ireland a couple of days ago and promptly wiped out my stake on three consecutive days.