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Flash Crash
- A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History
- Narrated by: Liam Vaughan
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
For fans of Bad Blood and The Big Short, the story of how one reclusive trading prodigy manipulated Wall Street and amassed millions from his childhood bedroom – then short-circuited the global market.
A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash gives panoramic insight into our economic landscape – its weaknesses, its crooks and its exploitable loopholes – and uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man – Navinder Singh Sarao – at the centre of it all.
Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero: an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders.
Critic reviews
"The UK's pre-eminent chronicler of financial crime." (New Yorker)
"Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest for money he didn’t even spend, but also a troubling exposé of the fragility of our entire financial syste...I loved it." (Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland)
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- Arvinder singh
- 16-05-20
my word just been through this book twice
listen the guy was a trader who found using algorithmic software would do his bidding, he caught the day where he was a whale and did the unthinkable. Broke the rules and his fate was sealed.. nuff respect to the bloke.. killed it continuously and did nothing with it.. shows he will go down in folk law and at the same time will be able to continue his life.. Good luck and best wishes Nav
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- Sally Ingram
- 27-05-20
Jaw Dropping! Fascinating and thrilling. Brilliantly written.
Fascinating story, exceptionally well written. Author narrates brilliantly. Could not stop listening and talking about it! Cannot wait fir the move based on the book and Liams interview with Dev.
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- Stefan Store
- 03-01-21
Fantastic and exciting!
After getting through all the other books about HFT and trading this was my last book on the list and my first book of 2021. I have gotten through it in less than a day as I was so hooked. The book is structured fantastically well and I followed easily which I have struggled with a few other books on similar topics. The book is read by the author which is great even though I could hear him sigh during a few sections of the book which made me laugh. Highly recommended!
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- bilone
- 25-07-23
Worth a Listen
I really enjoyed it as a trader. It paints a great picture of the characters involved in trading. Flowed nicely.
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- lordfofballymote
- 12-06-22
Fabulous
Great story very tightly written with superb narration I really enjoyed it I’ll be looking for more from this author.
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- kieran
- 02-04-22
Amazing
Amazing book & story highly recommended. Heard a few stories about the Nav before so was intrigued. What an amazing story, no doubt will be make into a movie it's too good not to.
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- imad murad
- 16-03-22
great book.
very good narration.I couldn't stop once I started. highly recommended for those looking to understand the flash crash.
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- Lissi
- 27-01-22
Really great
A lot of information in this book you just don't find elsewhere. The story really should be made into a movie.
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- Gregory
- 27-01-22
Interesting
Definitely a good insight unti HFT and how the markets are manipulated. Maybe slow at times
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- Anonymous User
- 08-12-21
Fantastic!
This story is truly amazing and will captivate anyone who is interested in trading. When is the movie coming out? ;)
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