From the perspective of Barings London, there was nothing suspect about Leeson setting up the 88888 Account. After all, a separate account for settling transaction discrepancies was normal, but what went on in this account was apparently off the radar screen of Leeson’s managers in London and Singapore. Leeson set himself the goal of becoming the protector of his newly discovered door to fortune and fame. Within a week of opening the 88888 Account, he had its reporting software changed so that transactions in the account did not appear on the daily internal performance reports.