Tag: Wall Street

Technology Has Changed Wall Street, But Humans Are Still In Charge

Technology has fundamentally changed the financial markets over the past two decades. By and large, these changes have been positive – lower trading costs for investors, a reduction in errors, greater transparency and an overall reduction in systemic risk. But recent volatility has reignited a decade’s old conversation about what impact automated trading has on the market. […]

Six Books To Learn About The Real Wall Street

There is always a story – sometimes interesting, sometimes boring – explaining how we got here and why things are the way they are.  In an age where Wall Street remains largely misunderstood by non-Wall Streeters, and many on Wall Street must maintain such a laser focus on the task at hand that they can’t […]