Dark Pools: High-Speed Traders, A.I. Bandits, and the Threat to the Global Financial System

The author covers the material so well that even for those who aren't interested in the development of electronic trading will find the story an exciting read. He puts the context around the development and has written the definitive history on the subject.

I'm a big fan of "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil and I thought a lot of his telling of the story was influenced by Ray Kurzweil's thinking on AI and such. Near the very end of the book the author brings up Kurzweil and his thinking. He really didn't fit into the story's arc, but I took it as an ode to Kurzweil.

I warn you. The book will give you a queasy feeling in your stomach because he documents so thoroughly how the HST (high speed traders) are systematically taking money away from us because there is not a level playing field for small players like us who invest through our mutual funds or individual stocks and ETFs.

I will absolutely listen again!! Loved the audio book.. Informative, descriptive, thrilling, and just an all around great read/listen!

Loved hearing about the creation of Island, ARCA, and the passion of the programmers that created them!

Byron was absolutely one of the best narrators that I have ever heard.. I wish the book I'm listening to now was done by him!

After listening to this book I want to go and create my own computer program.. I love trading and I am extremely passionate about the financial markets.. This book really got my wheels spinning!

Must read!

I like Patterson's authoring style for its energy. It was a nice entry point to begin to look at this area, and fine when my mood is "entertain me and don't make me work too hard to understand this." Sometimes the "bandits" type rhetoric and the stretching to be dramatic or entertaining or lurid seems juvenile. Sometimes this kind of tone takes the place of good patiently-written educating: this book would benefit from the greater depth and thoroughness in basic explanation one finds in any few pages of a book such as "All About High Frequency Trading" by Michael Durbin. Nevertheless, there is value here, but anyone advanced in this field would find this shallow. Moreover, I think the "Threat to the Global Financial System" angle is pretty shallowly covered.

I would recommend this book to any intermediate stock or options trader curious about the influences of computer and technology development throughout the past two decades. This book is very informative and keeps the reader engaged through a detailed description of the various people who ultimately changed modern day trading. I would not recommend this book to anyone not interested in the stock and options market.

All in all, the information in this book will astound you as to the truth of the modern day stock market and how individual players are at a significant disadvantage to the institutional and automated players.

Patterson makes the reader feel that they are on a behind the scenes tour of Wall Street. Unfortunately, it is more fiction than fact.

No, after completing this book and then going back reading the reviews for "The Quants" it is clear that Patterson relies on hyperbole instead of research.

Byron Wagner put an exclamation point at the end of every sentence, as if every paragraph was detailing a scandal on the order of Watergate. If you listen to more than ten minutes of this, it sounds downright silly, particularly as Patterson waffles between inconsistent conclusions.

I would have sent the book back for further research.

The story of Josh Levine and the rise of Island is mostly true, however the rest of the book is speculative and misguided.

If you've been following stock market news in the 21st century then you're well aware of the massive swings that have been happening. After listening to this book you'll be well aware that an individual stock investor is gonna get creamed. Written much like the Big Short, Patterson chronicles a handful of quant characters through their careers. Some technical street and computer jargon but not enough to turn me off. Even though people have life vests, flippers, oxygen masks, etc. they're not getting back in for a reason...maybe not even with a bigger boat.

High-speed trading has revolutionized the stock market over the last 10 years and brought with it a whole array of risks, including flash crashes. And it could get worse as the computer-driven system becomes increasingly autonomous and too complex for people to understand.

This book tells the story of how it happened.

Yes if they invest

The shocking reality of how fundamentals are arbitrary

Dark Pools: iFolly

outstanding book for any investor. This knowledge needs to be more widespread

Audio is not the best format for this book - you will want the new Whispersync for voice that allows the use of the written text for referencing and reviewing.

Taught me an understanding of this little understood segment of our markets

Emphasis & excitement

Yes most definitely

Will listen additional times for items I missed with just one review