Is High Frequency Trading Wall Street's Dirtiest Battle?

As a Senate panel debates what to do about high frequency trading, the IEX trading venue, the featured hero in the Michael Lewis book Flash Boys that lit a torch on issues that would normally remain behind the scenes, is the target in a battle many is unaware exists.  This juxtaposition in attitudes towards Flash Boys could be the central theme in the debate around High Frequency Trading – the public is outraged and the industry is feigning ignorance while telling everyone who will listen to ignore the problem, it will go away. This highlights what could be the most vicious fight…