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"You see, I’m the event. I am the news"

— Michael Lewis Flash Boys (2014)

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The fuses had been lit and could not be extinguished. All that remained was to observe the speed of the spark, and the size of the explosions.

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The longer-term the option, the sillier the results generated by the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the greater the opportunity for people who didn't use it.

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These guys lied to infinity. What I learned from that experience was that Wall Street didn't give a shit what it sold.

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Why isn't someone smarter than us doing this?

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A thought crossed his mind: How do you make poor people feel wealthy when wages are stagnant? You give them cheap loans.

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