Flash Boys – A Wall Street Revolt - Softcover

Lewis, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393351599 ISBN 13: 9780393351590

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2015

Synopsis

"Guaranteed to make blood boil." --Janet Maslin, New York Times

In Michael Lewis's game-changing bestseller, a small group of Wall Street iconoclasts realize that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders. They band together--some of them walking away from seven-figure salaries--to investigate, expose, and reform the insidious new ways that Wall Street generates profits. If you have any contact with the market, even a retirement account, this story is happening to you.

About this title

Review:

Michael Lewis knows how to tell a story.

Reads like a thriller . . . Lewis is the kind of writer who creates his own weather system.--John Lanchester

Michael Lewis does it again . . . fascinating.--Steven Pearlstein

Michael Lewis is a genius, and his book will give high-frequency trading a much-needed turn under the microscope.--Kevin Roose

A fast-paced tale backed by gutsy reporting.--Tina Jordan

Score one for the humans! Critics of high speed, computer-driven trading have a new champion.

Who knew high-frequency trading was such a sexy subject?

Michael Lewis is one of the premier chroniclers of our age.

[Lewis] is a top-flight storyteller.--Lev Grossman

A tour de force that will grab and hold your attention like the best of thrillers.--Jon Talton

From the Back Cover:

#1 New York Times Bestseller - With a new Afterword

"Guaranteed to make blood boil." -Janet Maslin, New York Times

In Michael Lewis's game-changing bestseller, a small group of Wall Street iconoclasts realize that the U.S. stock market has been rigged for the benefit of insiders. They band together-some of them walking away from seven-figure salaries-to investigate, expose, and reform the insidious new ways that Wall Street generates profits. If you have any contact with the market, even a retirement account, this story is happening to you.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0393351599
• ISBN 13: 9780393351590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320