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Liam Vaughan is a senior reporter at Bloomberg News based in London. He specializes in investigative financial journalism and has co-authored several acclaimed books on market manipulation and corporate misconduct.

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

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

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

finance·10 min read

Flash Crash tells the gripping true story of Navinder Singh Sarao, a British trader who made millions from his bedroom and was later accused of contributing to the 2010 market collapse known as the 'Flash Crash'. The book explores the intersection of high-frequency trading, market manipulation, and global finance, offering a detailed account of how one man’s actions reverberated through the world’s financial systems.

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The 2010 Flash Crash: A Market Torn in Seconds

No event captures the volatility of our age quite like the Flash Crash. On May 6, 2010, the U.S. stock market lost nearly a trillion dollars in minutes, with prices of blue-chip stocks like Procter & Gamble plunging seemingly without cause. It wasn’t a terrorist attack or a political shock—it was da...

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Navinder Singh Sarao: The Recluse Who Outsmarted Wall Street

Sarao lived not in a gleaming London skyscraper but in his parents’ modest semi-detached house in Hounslow. Socially awkward, fiercely intelligent, and mistrustful of authority, he spent his days before multiple screens, chewing on Indian sweets and trading futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantil...

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

About Liam Vaughan

Liam Vaughan is a senior reporter at Bloomberg News based in London. He specializes in investigative financial journalism and has co-authored several acclaimed books on market manipulation and corporate misconduct.

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Liam Vaughan is a senior reporter at Bloomberg News based in London. He specializes in investigative financial journalism and has co-authored several acclaimed books on market manipulation and corporate misconduct.

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