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Acknowledgments

This book would not have existed if two major things hadn't happened. First, Karen Maloney, Economics and Finance Publisher at Academic Press/Elsevier, asked Mike to write a book about the markets. Thanks to Karen for that and also for her patience and guidance along the way. And thanks to Assistant Editor, Stacey Walker, for all her work in making this book a reality. Second, at one of their periodic lunches, Mike told Nidhi about the project and realized how much stronger the book would be with Nidhi's extensive technology background (at OCC, TT and Goldman Sachs). Luckily, Nidhi agreed to join the project.

This book has benefited greatly from the help of others, and we hope that we have properly remembered all of them below, ...