巴克萊丑聞暴露銀行業系統性腐敗

????天知道寫下下面這些郵件內容的家伙將來會是什么下場？他們會被指控操縱市場嗎？至少他們應被指為愚蠢。在“絕非虛構”的小標題下，彭博披露：

????巴克萊駐紐約的一位高級交易員就3個月利率給報價的倫敦銀行家寫了一份電子郵件：“嗨，伙計們，未來三天我們有一筆3個月的libor大單。接下來幾天能把Libor定在5.39嗎？如果是這樣，那就大忙了。我們不希望定價高于這個水平。多謝?！?/p>

????報價的倫敦銀行家回信顯示，這種要求似乎已經司空見慣。郵件中寫道“愿意為你效勞”，“搞定了……兄弟”。交易員再表示感謝，“老兄，欠你個人情！”“哪天下班后過來，我們開瓶Bollinger香檳?！?/p>

????巴克萊交易員還和其他銀行的對手方協調。根據一項即時聊天記錄，一位巴克萊交易員給另一家銀行的交易員寫道：“如果你能保守秘密，我可以給你透露點口風。我們將把現金利率推低……我知道我們司庫部的能量……別告訴別人，否則就不管用了?！?/p>

????如果最好的防衛是主動出擊，其他可能卷入丑聞的銀行早已行動起來。怎么行動？日前，《華爾街日報》（WSJ）報道，已有多家銀行要求法院駁回Libor案。且慢，先生們，先查查公司的往來郵件吧。

????我一直說，不能相信銀行業的自我監管。巴克萊丑聞曝光能推動這方面做出必要的改變嗎？

????Larry是華爾街資深人士，曾在第一波士頓、貝爾斯登和Union Bank等銀行就職。他的博客地址是www.senseoncents.com

????譯者：早稻米

????Who knows what the future might hold for the individuals who wrote the following. Will they be indicted for market manipulation? They should certainly be indicted for stupidity. Under the heading of "you cannot make this stuff up," Bloomberg reveals,

????Here's an e-mail about the three- month rate from a senior Barclays trader in New York to the London banker who submitted the rates: "Hi Guys, We got a big position in 3m libor for the next 3 days. Can we please keep the lib or fixing at 5.39 for the next few days. It would really help. We do not want it to fix any higher than that. Tks a lot."

????Bankers submitting rates responded to such requests as if they were routine: "For you, anything," and "done … for you big boy," according to the e-mails. Not that the efforts went unappreciated: "Dude. I owe you big time!" one trader wrote to a Libor submitter. "Come over one day after work and I'm opening a bottle of Bollinger."

????Barclays traders also coordinated with counterparts from other banks. In an instant message, one Barclays trader wrote to a trader at another bank: "If you know how to keep a secret I'll bring you in on it, we're going to push the cash downwards. … I know my treasury's firepower … please keep it to yourself otherwise it won't work."

????If the best defense is a good offense, other banks likely to be dragged into this scandal are already hard at work. How so? Late yesterday afternoon, the WSJ reported Banks Seek Dismissal of Libor Suit. Not so fast, gentlemen. Let's see the e-mail exchanges first.

????I have long maintained, that the banking industry shouldn't be trusted to regulate itself. Will this scandal bring about the necessary change on that front?

????Larry is a Wall Street veteran, having worked at such banks as First Boston, Bear Stearns and Union Bank. He blogs at www.senseoncents.com