Episode · ChooseFI · 2023-02-08

Books mentioned on 293 | Gamestop Squeezed to the Max | Brian Feroldi

3 books · With Brian Feroldi · Watch on YouTube

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. The Premonition

    Michael Lewis · at 46:14

    The Premonition by Michael Lewis is a compelling non-fiction account examining public health and bureaucratic responses during the COVID-19 pandemic and the broader landscape of federal agency operations.

    Discussed
    “and what you're describing with their entire business model reminds me of Michael Lewis's book The Big Short”
    Where to get it
  2. The big short

    Michael Lewis; Francisco José Ramos Mena · at 46:14

    The Big Short by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction account of the builders, brokers, and outcasts who foresaw and profited from the mid-2000s housing market collapse and financial crisis.

    Discussed
    “and what you're describing with their entire business model reminds me of Michael Lewis's book The Big Short right where these high frequency Traders I mean they are setting up at least in my recollection they're setting up these crazy fiber optic cables to get into these stock exchanges nanoseconds earlier”
    Where to get it
  3. Flash Boys

    Michael Lewis · at 50:45 · mentioned 2 times

    Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is a non-fiction narrative investigating high-frequency trading and the structural vulnerabilities of the modern stock market.

    Discussed
    “which is why speed has become such a big um it's a big component which was pointed out in Michael Lewis's uh book Flash Boys but that's all again the extreme mechanics of it”
    Where to get it