Conflicting Codes and Codings: How Algorithmic Trading Is Reshaping Financial Regulation

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 44-66

  Lenglet, Marc ^a  

^a European Business School Paris   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

algorithmic trading; codes of conduct; codings; financial markets; practices; regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555193424     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: 14603616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276411417444     Document Type: Article

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