Flash Boys
By Michael Lewis
- Release Date: 2014-03-31
- Genre: Economics
Description
#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.
Reviews
To Michael Lewis,
5By Time FeedomIt opened my eyes to see how the Stock Market system operated with HTF, it goes to show one that Good Triumphs over evil. Thank you Michael Lewis for writing a wonderful book, Brad, Ronan and associates for being true to one’s’ self making the world a better place. God bless Sergey Aleynikov.Flash Boys
5By n'stepMichael Lewis made Wall Street great again by making it honest again.Excellent Read!
4By mv9000Flash boys is an excellent read diving into the slums of the financial world, HFT and those who continue to try and defend the average investor. Great read for finance buffs and the casual investor.E
2By Boofers and beansGood yfCover change
4By I am Scott aWhy did the cover change?Wall Street criminals abetted by the feds
5By JaxonEhMakes me proud and glad to be Canadian. Brad and co, despite clearly illustrating the astounding deceit, dishonesty, immorality, and express criminality underlying the big banks and trading houses of Wall Street, have yet to move the SEC to do anything about it thereby making them complicit. So, essentially America’s securities system is being skimmed and the US government is doing nothing to fix it. Wow!Interesting Information
1By MegwalThe information was interesting but this isn't a good read by Lewis' standards. If I just wanted details, I would have bought a text book.Michael Lewis does it again!
5By P120D1GYExcellent & intriguing book even for the non-investor type. As an individual trader I’ve often thought that something like this was going on when market actions just “didn’t make sense.” This book brought clarity in an exciting, thrilling & captivating fashion. I highly recommend the iTunes audio book as well, Dylan Baker (narrator) does a great job.conundrum truths
5By lelebestso much truth in this financial conundrumSolid Read - I Learned Much
4By BlacklionCTAI manage Futures and Futures Options for a living and do not deal in equities, but enjoyed Lewis’ literary discussion of HFT and how IEX evolved. I think everyone will have reasons to downgrade the book and reasons to promote it. For those looking for intricacies of order types and different HFT arbitrage this is not a technical or typical investment/analysis book. There are some interesting characters, but it doesn’t rise to the level of an intriguing thriller either. It was a great read while doing cardio at the gym.Flash Boys
5By Craig ScheinerRead this and if you own stock; in your portfolio, 401K, or any where else; be angry - be very angry. If you believe holding the 1% accountable is class warfare this will confirm that belief, but in the opposite direction. Do you pass by a penny when you see it on the street? This book documents how high-speed traders steal from you every time you make a trade, and there is nothing you can do about it. When the high-speed traders take your pennies their billions take care of themselves. This is a page turner of a story. Once you start it you will want to keep going until you've accounted for all your pennies.Simply complex
4By Lucas CalhounLewis succeeds here in making the complex palatable and the mundane riveting. As MONEYBALL made math a fun read here FLASH BOYS makes algorithms and protocols enjoyable to learn about. A worthy read.Great short read
5By HdidosjdbgaiaYou can finish this book in a weekend and it will be as spellbinding as the da Vinci code. Except its non fiction and you'll learn how you're being ripped off.Flash Book
4By MahipposThis book is uneven and begs for a sequel, but it is timely and rings true and has to be read. Many negative reviews seem to be based on excerpts published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. The full book answers many of the criticisms. It is really a story about remarkable people and not an ideological screed. That story may often be hard to follow in the many threads being juggled, but is one needing to be told and heard.Good read and insightful.
4By JR2647I enjoyed the book very much. I learned the gist of how the market is being used by HFT but still a little in the dark about all the inner workings. It definitely makes you think.Total Page Turner
5By J ScheelI love Michael Lewis’s writing. I purchased this book hesitantly as the topic did not seem interesting. I was hooked on the first page. Beware, this is a page turner. You will not be able to put it down.Flash Boys
3By boone5775Typical (read "The Big Short") inside look at a world most of us didn't know existed. However, it is also typical of a Michael Lewis book to be repetitive about the same subject to the point I start page flipping.Mr
3By SlackassaThought is was good, but not great. HFT is not the biggest problem for mom and pop. Wall Street and banks get away with murder. Anyone else would be in jail. The book fails to finish strong.Thank you!
5By Jcorbin19Thank you for writing on this topic, your an American hero for brining this to light. Thank you to the guys at IEX for having the courage to find your own way, a way that is fair and ethical.
