Nasdaq: A History of the Market That Changed the World

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Summary: Excellent account and history..but....
Review: As a Nasdaq employee, I enjoyed the book thoroughly. However, I was disappointed with the INCREDIBLE lack of editing. It is fraught with spelling and grammatical errors.

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Summary: Complicated topic made fascinatingly readable
Review: Ingebretsen has that rare ability among writers-the ability to decipher a complicated subject and present it in an entertaining, readable way. Should be required reading for all B-school students, as well as for anyone who wants to know how the markets work and how their trades are executed. I learned a ton reading this.

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Summary: Knock on wood
Review: While Ingebretsen's history of the early OTC and NASDAQ are detailed and interesting, I found his style both wooden and lumbering. He is hoplessly sqaure. Further, his analysis of the preY2K NASDAQ provides no insight. Witness....

"Investing in Internet stocks was often like playing Russian Roulette."

His analysis into the post Y2K NASDAQ is even less insightful. He has the ring of that smug kid who constantly shouted on the playground, "I told you so."

Still, considering the lack of serious and even semi-serious work on the subject, I think his effort is noteworthy. Hopfully something with a little more spice will come down the pipe.