Description based on print version record.

Series from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189) and index.

The Canary in the coal mine : how the first signal of the financial crisis wasn't noticed -- The automation of trading : when machines became the most active investors -- The black-box philosophy : why the best hedge funds don't attend conferences -- Finding the footprint : what Coke and Pepsi do not have in common -- Disciples of dispersion : why some investors don't read fundamental research -- The arms race : why a company's trading volume is more closely watched than its earning -- The game of high frequency : why nobody has heard of the most active investors -- The Russell rebalance : why the market's close doesn't always reflect our economic health -- The ecology of the marketplace : whatever happened to the buy-and-hold investor? -- Globalization of equity markets : why does American Airlines have a higher trading volume then Singapore Airlines? -- An adaptive industry : what signals will they be chasing next?