The new Flash Boys book has captured the imagination of everyone who invests or trades in the stock market. The fear that the market is "rigged" is everywhere. The CEO of IEX is of course hoping his new exchange will benefit from all the news media hype and panic.
However, most investors and retail traders do not need to worry. If your investments for your long term portfolio are with a large to giant mutual fund or pension fund, then these funds are using Dark Pools which are off the exchange transaction the HFTs can't see and front run.
