QuickTake Q&A: IEX Puts Speed Bump in Path of Fastest Trading

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Modern stock trading happens in the blink of an eye. IEX is trying to make a virtue of slowing things down -- at least by a fraction of a second. The venue championed by author Michael Lewis in his 2014 book “Flash Boys” just got permission to become a fully empowered competitor to the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and other exchanges that put a premium on speed. read more...