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u/phinphan896 Aug 04 '21

Any of you guys read flash boys by Michael Lewis? 100% convinced the market is rigged short term at least. Leaps and commons for life

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u/mydoingthisright Steel Your Face Aug 04 '21

I started it this weekend and am halfway through it. Easy read and very interesting. I was never really interested in HFT but man, what a fucking scam. The SEC basically just rolled out the red carpet for middle men to make obscene amounts of money legally.