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The friendship that created behavioral economics the. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Moneyball examined the characters behind the new science of success in sports. Lewis, the author of popular books like liars poker, the big short and the blind side, argued on the 60 minutes segment that highfrequency traders are able to frontrun other investors, by quickly spotting orders and positioning themselves to take advantage of them.
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