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Follow on Google News | Hear What Scott Patterson, Reporter for WSJ Has to Say About the Flash Crash in The Speed TradersEdgar Perez is the author of The Speed Traders: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World, Published by McGraw-Hill Inc.
By: The Speed Traders High-frequency trading (HFT) is the most controversial form of investing today, and speed traders have generally flown under the radar. In the name of protecting the algorithms they have spent so much time perfecting, they almost never talk to the press and disclose as little as possible about how they operate—until now. The Speed Traders reveals how leading HFT players are succeeding in the global markets and driving the development of algorithmic trading at breakneck speeds. The Speed Traders includes personal interviews with the masters of the HFT universe, who shed light on what HFT is, the essential role it plays in the world’s most active exchanges, and how they generate consistent profits at unprecedented rates and volumes. Among the HFT luminaries you’ll hear from are: • Manoj Narang, Founder and CEO of Tradeworx • Adam Afshar, President of Hyde Park Global Investments • Aaron Lebovitz, Managing Director at Infinium Capital Management • John Netto, President of M3 Capital • Stuart Theakston, Head of High-Frequency Trading at GLC • Peter van Kleef, CEO of Lakeview Arbitrage The following is an excerpt from The Speed Traders. Four days after the ‘flash crash’, this is what Scott Patterson, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and author of Dark Pools and New York Times best-selling book The Quants, had to say: “For a crucial set of players—high- Mr. Perez is one of the great business networkers and motivators on the lecture circuit; he is available worldwide for the following speaking engagements: End
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