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...

Introduction: the ethnography of noise in electronic finance -- Noise in financial markets -- How does one become a trader? -- Taking on the market: competitions and spectacle in trading -- Rituals and illusions of the trading screen -- Talk in trading, talk for trading, talk of trading: group...

Contents -- Introduction: The Ethnography of Noise in Electronic Finance -- 1. Noise in Financial Markets -- 2. How Does One Become a Trader? -- 3. Taking On the Market: Competitions and Spectacle in Trading -- 4. Rituals and Illusions of the Trading Screen -- 5. Talk in Trading, Talk for...