London, 2011. Italian trader Massimo Ruggero is the Head of Trading at the New York London Investment Bank (NYL). While the
2008 financial crisis affects Europe, Massimo is making hundreds of millions for NYL out of speculation. As his mentor Dominic Morgan, the American CEO of NYL and the nearest to a father that Massimo has ever had, fully supports him, the talented trader seems to be the first choice in the run for vice-CEO. However, when Massimo is involved in a painful scandal that sees his estranged wife playing an escort, Dominic denies him the promotion, choosing the old-school banker Edward Stuart instead. Massimo is left astounded – his mentor turned his back on him. Convinced that the scandal was a set-up, Massimo is determined to seek the truth but when Edward suddenly dies, Massimo realizes that something bigger is at stake. With the help of his trading team and a group of
hacktivists, Massimo will discover the hidden agenda behind apparently unrelated events, such as the
Strauss-Kahn scandal, the
Libyan Civil War, and the crisis of the
PIIGS. Facing the devils who pull the strings of the world, Massimo will have to choose whether to fight them or to join them. ==Cast and characters==