Couldn't one argue that the 5 billion euros lost were lost only because the Société Générale execs sold everything when it was discovered? Had it been "discover

Couldn't one argue that the 5 billion euros lost were lost only because the Société Générale execs sold everything when it was discovered? Had it been "discovered" (or acted upon) at the right time, I suppose it could have made the bank the same amount of money.