Released on April 1, 2014 . Flash Boys book made a splash in the financial world of America In the first week, 130,000 copies were sold, and the FBI announced the beginning of an investigation into high-frequency trading (HFT). This only confirms ,. Author of the book , American writer and financial journalist Michael Lewis , has reached the most ailing point of the modern stock market, which is considered an icon of global capitalism, It is actually a scam ,. Stock Exchanges , large banks and high-frequency traders. Exposed this scam a small group of "boys from Wall Street" . Working for different companies, they abandoned high-paying positions, found allies in each other and, uniting, went on the path of war against the financial backers. The crown of their struggle was the establishment of an independent exchange, fairly arranged in relation to all market participants. The book will be of interest to everyone who is involved in stock trading and who is interested in its secret mechanisms.