Flash Crash: A Trading Savant, a Global Manhunt and the Most Mysterious Market Crash in History

’Not just a readable, pacey account of an extraordinary individual and his quixotic quest … but also a troubling exposé of the fragility of our entire financial system … I loved it’ Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland For fans of Bad Blood and The Big Short, the story of how one reclusive trading prodigy manipulated Wall Street and amassed millions from his childhood bedroom – then short-circuited the global market. A real-life financial thriller, Flash Crash gives panoramic insight into our economic landscape – its weaknesses, its crooks and its exploitable loopholes – and uncovers the remarkable, behind-the-scenes narrative of a mystifying market crash, a globe-spanning investigation into international fraud, and the man – Navinder Singh Sarao – at the centre of it all. Depending on whom you ask, Sarao was a scourge, a symbol of a financial system run horribly amok, or a folk hero: an outsider who took on the tyranny of Wall Street and the high-frequency traders. This top-tier biography delves into the world of finance and economics, shedding light on the corporate crimes that often go unnoticed. It's a riveting exploration of white-collar crime, revealing the intricate engineering behind Wall Street's most notorious scandals. For fans of Michael Lewis (The Money Culture), Rob Copeland (The Fund), Gregory Zuckerman (The Man Who Solved the Market), Reeves Wiedeman (Billion Dollar Loser), and Dan Mccrum (Money Men).