“The Stock Market Was Rigged — and the Guys Who Fixed It”
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Title: Flash Boys
Author: Michael Lewis
Category: Economics & Global Markets, Personal Finance & Investing
Did you know that the stock market is basically a rigged game where high-frequency traders can see your order coming and jump in front of it? Sam and Sophie dive into Michael Lewis's Flash Boys, a story that will make you rethink every trade you've ever made.
They walk through how a 2005 regulation called Reg NMS fragmented the market and created an arms race for speed, and how Brad Katsuyama discovered that his trades were being front-run. The episode covers Katsuyama's journey from confusion to creating IEX, a new exchange with a tiny speed bump that neutralized the predators. You'll also hear about the dark pools and banks that sold out their own clients.
If you've ever wondered whether the stock market is fair, this episode is for you. The takeaway is that faster isn't always better, and a small group of determined outsiders can actually change the system.
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00:00The Rigged Market00:53Reg NMS and the Arms Race01:49Brad Katsuyama's Discovery02:08The IEX Solution02:49Banks and Dark Pools03:42Takeaway: Speed Isn't Fairness
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