
Trading at the Speed of Light
how ultrafast algorithms are transforming financial markets
$48.00
- Hardcover304 pages 
- Release Date14 July 2021 
Summary
Trading at the Speed of Light: The Algorithmic Takeover of Global Finance
A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial markets
In today’s financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute astounding volumes of transactions. Trading at the Speed of Lig…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691211381 | 
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| ISBN-10: | 0691211388 | 
| Author: | Donald MacKenzie | 
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press | 
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press | 
| Format: | Hardcover | 
| Number of Pages: | 304 | 
| Release Date: | 14 July 2021 | 
| Weight: | 666g | 
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm | 
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Critics Review
“Winner of the Bronze Medal in Business Technology, Axiom Business Book Awards”“I loved this book… . Trading at the Speed of Light is an amazing, detailed account of why material reality matters for virtual outcomes, and conversely, in the financial markets. Everybody with the slightest interest in modern finance should read it.”—Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist
About The Author
Donald MacKenzie
Donald MacKenzie is professor of sociology at the University of Edinburgh. His books include Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance and An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial Models Shape Markets.
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