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High-Frequency Trading: Felix Salmon on NPR’s Fresh Air

by Mick Weinstein|Published January 14, 2011

It’s a followup to the Wired article Algorithms Take Control of Wall Street.

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Mick Weinstein
Mick Weinstein
Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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