Edgar Perez

“Knightmare on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets” (2013)

“The Speed Traders: An Insider’s Look at the New High-Frequency Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming the Investing World” (2011)

The speed traders' secrets revealed! High-frequency trading is the most controversial form of investing today, and speed traders have maintained a low profile-until now. The Speed Traders reveals how leading HFT players are succeeding in the global markets-and the enthralling development of high-frequency trading. The Speed Traders includes personal interviews of the masters of the HFT universe, who shed light on what HFT is, the important role it plays in trading, and how they generate profits as unprecedented rates and volume. Among the HFT luminaries you'll hear from are: Manoj Narang, founder and CEO of Tradeworxs Aaron Lebovitz, managing director at Infinium Capital Management Peter Van Kleef, CEO of Lakeview Arbitrage Adam Afshar, president of Hyde Park Global Investments HFT now accounts for nearly of 70 percent of all U.S. equity volume. And the practice is beginning to spread from the U.S. stock market into new areas (Europe, Canada, Brazil, India) and asset classes (bonds, futures, currencies). The Speed Traders gives you the full story from the best in the business.