LIKE MOST OF WHAT I’VE WRITTEN in my career, this book benefitted from insights and comments added by a number of readers of earlier drafts. Foremost among these readers was Sean Ward, who worked tirelessly with me to polish the manuscript. Thank you as well to George Hodgman for substantial editorial advice. I also want to express my gratitude to Tim Trent and Bob and Lauren Tomhave for their comments, as well as friends in Washington who were extremely supportive and gave helpful feedback. Josh Goldstein, as usual, made a significant contribution to the chapters concerning high-frequency trading. My co-agents, Kathy Anderson and Jason Allen Ashlock, were invaluable in the process. Thank you to David Wilk and Prospecta Press.
Finally, I want to thank the staff of Senator Ted Kaufman, an extraordinary group of people, for their exemplary public service, and the many people I met in Washington—Democrats and Republicans alike—who are dedicated to making government work better for every American. And to Ted himself, of course, without whose tenacious commitment to financial reform this book wouldn’t have been possible.