Traders Magazine notes that it’s now a year since Michael Lewis published “Flash Boys”.
After all, it’s not every day that a book launches attorney general investigations, inspires an exchange president to meltdown on cable news and spur Americans to buy a book that features an obscure trader from the Royal Bank of Canada to figure out why the price of his trades were increasing the instant he placed his order.
I read Flash Boys soon after it came out and thought it was excellent. Now, Traders Magazine points out that they talked to IEX before Lewis brought out his book.
The Vanity Fair article by Michael Lewis is worth a read.
Another great book by Michael Lewis. Although it might be a stretch for anyone who doesn’t already have a passing knowledge of the financial products involved, it’s a brilliant read. He manages to turn some pretty outrageous characters into unlikely heroes, and shines on a light on the murky dealings that led to the credit crunch of 2008.
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