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Brokerage deceived trader to boost commission, court told

By Megan Murphy, Law Courts Correspondent

Published: March 9 2009 22:27 | Last updated: March 9 2009 22:27

The bonus-fuelled “eat what you kill’’ culture of City brokerages was laid bare in a lawsuit brought by a day trader who claims he was systematically deceived about his performance to boost commission payments at MF Global.

Rajesh Gill is suing the brokerage for more than £30m for allegedly assuring him he was making money “hand over fist’’ when he was racking up multi-million pound losses.

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