English language
Published July 10, 2014 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Mr. Lewis has a great way of presenting complicated issues simply. I also like the way he presents the facts like a story with the main characters and "bad guys" etc. This book will make you angry and it should.
A great read explaining a complex practice. I do not buy the criticism of the book, which basically boils down to "everyone has always tried to game the system on Wall Street, and investors are far more ripped off by brokerage fees than any HFTs." That doesn't make the practice any less unseemly to the outsider, it is just a very modern example of how financial types can make billions without adding a cent of value to the economy at large, just by exploiting informational access.
