Flash Boys Final Thoughts - Did Anything Actually Change on Wall Street?
So we made it. Thirteen posts covering every chapter of Flash Boys by Michael Lewis. And now the big question: did any of it matter?
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Flash Boys Chapter 7 Part 2 - IEX Goes Live and Goldman Makes a Surprising Move
In Part 1 we talked about the misfits Brad recruited to build IEX. Now we get to the good stuff. They launched it. And then Goldman Sachs did something nobody expected.
Flash Boys Chapter 7 Part 1 - The Misfits Who Built a Fair Stock Exchange
Chapter 7 is called “An Army of One.” And it starts not with trading algorithms or secret cables. It starts with a guy on the subway on September 11, 2001.
Flash Boys Chapter 6 - Building IEX and the 350 Microsecond Speed Bump
Chapter 6 is where everything gets real. Brad and his team stop talking about the problem and start building the solution. They quit their jobs, raise money, hire puzzle solvers, and design a stock exchange from scratch. And the centerpiece of the whole thing is a coil of fiber optic cable stuffed inside a box the size of a shoe.