The Speed Traders

The secrets of high-frequency trading revealed! "Edgar's book is fantastic . . . I recommend it highly." -Bart Chilton, Commissioner, United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) "I have interviewed the most successful high-frequency traders in New York and Chicago, but I have learned so much more by reading Perez's book. He covers the most relevant topics we need to know today and tomorrow." -Mark Abeshouse, Chairman, Augustus Capital "Alternating between an annotated timeline of the development of high-frequency trading and interviews with top high-frequency traders, Perez illuminates the world of speed. All in all, an enlightening book." -Brenda Jubin, contributor to Seeking Alpha "This is a comprehensive and compelling summary of the trading industry in general, as well as high-frequency trading. If you are interested in this field or of knowing a critical component of all future markets-read this book." -Paul Dowding, Managing Director, Meridian Equity Partners "Very timely, covers the 2010 Flash Crash and the current high-frequency trading environment." -Patrick Sweeney, Vice President, JP Morgan Chase "There is a new day in trading and speed is the key. Edgar Perez is the poster child." -Eugene Steele, Managing Partner, Trading Rooms World Wide About the Book: High-frequency traders have been called many things-from masters of the universe and market pioneers to exploiters, computer geeks, and even predators. Everyone in the business of investing has an opinion of speed traders, but how many really understand how they operate? The shadow people of the investing world, today's high-frequency traders have decidedly kept a low profile-until now. In The Speed Traders, Edgar Perez, founder of the prestigious business networking community Golden…