book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis
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"Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
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| book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4500171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis Context triple: [IEX, subjectOf, book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis]
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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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B.
Triumph of the Market
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C.
The Insider
The Insider was an American syndicated entertainment news television program that focused on celebrity news, gossip, and pop culture.
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13 Bankers
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E.
Quantum Fund
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis Target entity description: "Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
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A.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 documentary film that investigates the rise and catastrophic collapse of the Enron Corporation and the corporate fraud behind it.
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B.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
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C.
The Insider
The Insider was an American syndicated entertainment news television program that focused on celebrity news, gossip, and pop culture.
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D.
13 Bankers
13 Bankers is a nonfiction book by economist Simon Johnson that analyzes the rise of powerful financial institutions in the United States and argues that their unchecked influence poses a serious threat to democracy and economic stability.
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E.
Quantum Fund
Quantum Fund is a highly influential hedge fund best known for its aggressive currency speculation and for generating massive profits under the management of George Soros.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | film rights optioned ⓘ |
| author | Michael Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
high-frequency trading firms
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large Wall Street banks ⓘ regulatory loopholes ⓘ stock exchanges ⓘ |
| describes |
co-location of trading servers
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creation of the Investors Exchange (IEX) ⓘ dark pools ⓘ latency arbitrage in stock trading ⓘ order routing practices ⓘ use of fiber-optic cables for speed advantages ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brad Katsuyama
NERFINISHED
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IEX team ⓘ Ronan Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
electronic trading infrastructure
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market fairness ⓘ regulatory oversight ⓘ rise of high-frequency trading ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Undoing Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
financial journalism
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics in financial markets
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information asymmetry ⓘ market fairness ⓘ technology and finance ⓘ whistleblowing ⓘ |
| influenced |
public debate on high-frequency trading
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regulatory scrutiny of HFT ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States stock market
NERFINISHED
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Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ financial regulation ⓘ high-frequency trading ⓘ market structure ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| partOf | Michael Lewis bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Boomerang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014-03-31 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| received | commercial success ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: book "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis Description of subject: "Flash Boys" is a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that investigates the rise of high-frequency trading on Wall Street and the efforts of a group of traders to expose and reform what they saw as a rigged financial system.
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