Final verdict on rogue trader

Jerome Kerviel, the man behind France’s biggest rogue-trading scandal, finds out this week if he is heading to prison or walking free after his last court appeal against his former employer Societe Generale.

Mr Kerviel submitted a final attempt in June to be acquitted and avoid a three-year jail sentence handed down in 2010 for his role in taking huge, risky bets that cost SocGen €4.9bn.

Tomorrow’s verdict, barring unexpected legal challenges, will be the final say on a case during which the former trader built a cult following.