Description: In the wake of the 2008 market crash, a growing number of individual investors jumped into currency trading under the impression that it was a safer bet than stocks. On Thursday, investors learned just how wrong they were.

Source: Fortune.com

Date: Jan 16, 2015

Link: http://fortune.com/2015/01/16/swiss-franc-400-million-losses/

Questions for discussion:

• What are the lessons investors should take away from this fiasco?
• Was there a way for the firm to avoid or mitigate this scenario?