Ronan Ryan is an Irish-American businessperson. He is the president of IEX, the Investor's Exchange, and an electronic trading expert. As a founding member of IEX, Ryan was a central character featured in Michael Lewis’ .
Background
Born and raised in
Dublin, he moved to America in 1990, when he was 16.
Ryan has extensive experience in both networking infrastructure and the financial services industry.
Education
Ryan graduated from Fairfield University in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in International Studies.
During his time at Fairfield, Ryan was a member of the cross country team and he was the school mascot, Lucas the Stag.
Flash Boys
Since
Michael Lewis' book
was released in March 2014, Ryan has experienced rising popularity. As a networking infrastructure expert, Ryan shared his knowledge of colocation and high-frequency trading with Lewis, which became a large focus in Flash Boys.
Ryan does not believe all high-frequency trading is bad, but there are certain strategies in high-frequency that Ryan believes front-run large, institutional orders.
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