Jay Elwes

Disrupting the world — from a small bedroom in Hounslow

When trillions were wiped off the global markets on 6 May 2010, the culprit was found to be young Navinder Sarao, operating alone from his parents’ home

Navinder Sarao. Credit: Betty Images
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