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The Fear Index
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<p><i>The Fear Index</i> is a 2011 novel by British author <a href="/facts/Robert_Harris_(novelist)/zVJDC5In">Robert Harris</a>. It is set in a period of roughly 24 hours on May 6, 2010, which was the date of the <a href="/facts/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election/4SnmJh1l">British general election</a> and the <a href="/facts/2010_Flash_Crash/CCTKcTsb">Flash Crash</a>. It follows the interactions of a group of employees at Hoffmann Investment Technologies, a fictional <a href="/facts/Hedge_fund/LYsk45YD">hedge fund</a> operating in <a href="/facts/Geneva/14gXxjcq">Geneva</a>. </p>