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Off Topic with Irene Aldridge




Alpha Pages: You took great issue with Michael Lewis’ claim that the market is “rigged.” Why?

Irene Aldridge: On the Michael Lewis topic, I suppose I am most disappointed in the pay-for-play quality of the book. Even the fastest best-selling writers can tell you that they are only capable of writing 15 pages per day, at best. To write a 300-page book, [is] a five-month process, at ...

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Senate Panel Probing High-Frequency Trading Talks To 'Flash Boys'


A Senate panel probing high-frequency trading on Wall Street has spoken to the people behind IEX, the upstart trading venue prominently featured in Michael Lewis' book Flash Boys, Politico reported on Monday. ...

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How to make filthy water drinkable

Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.

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