Flash Boys
A Wall Street Revolt
How high-frequency traders rigged the stock market, and who fought back.
Flash Boys investigates how high-frequency trading firms exploited tiny speed advantages to front-run ordinary investors. It follows a group led by Brad Katsuyama who built a new exchange, IEX, designed to be fair. Michael Lewis argues the stock market had been quietly rigged by speed and complexity.
Founders see a vivid case of identifying a hidden unfairness in a market and building a product to fix it. It is a story about technical edge, mission-driven team building, and challenging entrenched incumbents.
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Founders see a vivid case of identifying a hidden unfairness in a market and building a product to fix it. It is a story about technical edge, mission-driven team building, and challenging entrenched incumbents.
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