The issue concerning performativity has been under debate in the field of social studies of finance in the past few years. Until recently, the trend has consisted in transforming the original concept of Austin from its linguistic base into a concept, which takes into account the critiques of...

In this article, we suggest that common representations of financial markets should be challenged. If we are to understand what lies beneath the surface of the financial industry, it may well be necessary to acknowledge with Tett (2009), that our cognitive map looks like an iceberg, where a...

This paper is our first attempt to develop a “Finance-as-Practice” perspective, linking an empirical topic to the question regarding the intermediation / disintermediation dialectic in a MIFID context, as European financial markets are witnessing a major change in their normative structure....

Contemporary financial markets have recently witnessed a sea change with the ‘algorithmic revolution’, as trading automats are used to ease the execution sequences and reduce market impact. Being constantly monitored, they take an active part in the shaping of markets, and sometimes generate...

La question de la performativité fait débat depuis plusieurs années au sein des études sociales de la finance. La tendance a, jusqu'ici, consisté à détacher le concept d'Austin de son socle linguistique premier, afin de proposer une approche tenant compte des critiques formulées par...

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