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High-Frequency Trading

Season 9 • 11/14/2012

One mysterious algorithm on Wall Street makes up 4% of all trades.

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The Colbert ReportS9
2072: Race to the White Orb

The 2016 presidential election is really pre-heating up, but America needs to know the favorites for 2020 and 2072.
11/13/2012
00:06

The Colbert ReportS9
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
11/13/2012
06:48

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Tip/Wag - Pranab Mukherjee, Brazilian Scientists, Sonia Sotomayor

The Hindu festival of lights follows liberal orders, Brazil researchers cure erectile dysfunction in rats, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor knocks princesses.
11/13/2012
04:39

The Colbert ReportS9
Newt Gingrich Pt. 1

The former presidential candidate explores historical fiction, George Washington's leadership and America's future moon base.
11/13/2012
00:29

The Colbert ReportS9
Intro - 11/13/12

Government officials become role models, and former Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses his novel, "Victory at Yorktown."
11/13/2012
04:34

The Colbert ReportS9
Newt Gingrich Pt. 2

The former House Speaker discusses Mitt Romney's campaign, the Latino vote and the dangers of Super PACs.
11/13/2012
03:51

The Colbert ReportS9
Tony Kushner Pt. 1

Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Kushner describes how "Lincoln" is a bit like a state basketball tournament movie.
11/14/2012
03:11

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Tony Kushner Pt. 2

Tony Kushner introduces a clip from "Lincoln" and explains how Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln are similar.
11/14/2012
00:06

The Colbert ReportS9
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
11/14/2012
05:56

The Colbert ReportS9
High-Frequency Trading - Christopher Steiner

The journalist examines the Flash Crash of 2010, nanosecond trading, and the algorithms behind Wall Street.
11/14/2012
02:31

The Colbert ReportS9
High-Frequency Trading

Much like Maroon 5, computer traders make money just by churning out the same formula over and over again.
11/14/2012
03:18

The Colbert ReportS9
Cheating Death - Flu-Fighting Meth

Science determines that other than brain damage, heart disease, severe weight loss, psychosis and destroying people's lives, meth is beneficial.
11/15/2012
05:42

The Colbert ReportS9
Chris Stringer

Paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer shares his book, "Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth."
11/15/2012
03:41

The Colbert ReportS9
Millennial Generation Soup Campaign

Music and edgy online graphics capture the rebellious spirit of America's hottest liquid food trend, Campbell's "Go" soups.
11/15/2012
05:28

The Colbert ReportS9
General's Hospital

David Petraeus's affair is all anybody in Washington can talk about, which might be why the country is in financial ruin.
11/15/2012
01:58

The Colbert ReportS9
Sign Off - The Colbert Report's Seventh Anniversary

America was thoughtlessly holding its presidential campaign during the show's seven-year anniversary.
11/15/2012
00:32

The Colbert ReportS9
Intro - 11/15/12

The CIA combats a scandal, meth doubles as medicine, and paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer reveals that all humans came from Africa.
11/15/2012
06:57

The Colbert ReportS9
Jake Tapper

Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper explores the fiscal cliff, the war in Afghanistan, and the Taliban's assault on Combat Outpost Keating.
11/26/2012
04:45

The Colbert ReportS9
Blitzkrieg on Grinchitude - Pope Benedict XVI

In his book "Jesus of Nazareth," Pope Benedict XVI proves that he has not read the Gospel of the Little Drummer Boy.
11/26/2012
00:07

The Colbert ReportS9
Sign Off - Goodnight

Stephen says goodnight.
11/26/2012
03:13

The Colbert ReportS9
Stephen's Thanksgiving & Holy Black Friday

Thanksgiving is just a preamble to the holiest day of the year, Black Friday, when Americans come together to bow before their lord, the Walmart rollback guy.
11/26/2012
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