barclays1On July 28, 2014, in the latest securities suit to be filed in the wake of high-profile concerns about ‘high frequency trading,” a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Barclays and certain of its officers relating to the company’s operation of and alleged statements about

flash boysThe topic of high frequency trading has dominated the business headlines since the late March publication of Michael Lewis’s new book, “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt.”  The SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have confirmed that they are investigating high frequency trading, as has the New