Shock Markets: Trading Lessons for Volatile Times

Index

A

Abe, Shinzo, 128

acquisitions, M&As, 76-81

actions

news events, 63

policy, 114-115

prices, effect on other markets, 38-39

regulatory actions/lawsuits, announcements, 84-85

terrorist, 114-115

Activision, 74

Adoboli, Kweku, 124, 240

algorithms, 192-206

High-Frequency Traders (HFTs), 153

loss of control of trading, 178

May 6, 2010 flash crash, 165

Sell Algorithm, 165, 166

trading glitches, 178-179

Amaranth, 147

Amazon (AMZN), 38, 56

American Enterprise Institute, 50

analysis

economies, 7

odds, 5

past markets, 2-3

rational, limits of, 54-57

risk, 6

anchoring, mental, 238

Android operating system, 65

announcements

corporate, 63

insider trading, 139

management changes, 82-84

M&As (mergers and acquisitions), 76-81

new products, 71-76

positioning, ...