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# [An Early History of High Frequency Trading](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/early-history-high-frequency-trading)

 Written by [Terry Flanagan](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/author/terry) | Oct 27, 2014 5:59:26 PM

As students of history, we would like to refer you to Bob Pisani’s great read on the early history of high frequency trading in “Plundered by Harpies: An Early History of High-Speed Trading,” Financial History, Fall 2014.

[Continue reading on The Book »](http://www.bloombergtradebook.com/blog/early-history-high-frequency-trading/)

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