In this article I develop a proposal for the theoretical vantage point of the sociology of markets, focusing on the problem of the social order of markets. The initial premise is that markets are highly demanding arenas of social interaction, which can only operate if three inevitable...

Introduction: capitalism and the boundaries of finance -- The boundaries of finance in the sociological tradition -- Prestige, at last: the social closure of the stock exchange -- Financial knowledge and the science of the market -- Close up: price data, machines, and organizational boundaries...