> I just find this topic frustrating since there are a large number of comments that display a complete misunderstanding of basic market mechanics and a complete unwillingness to be specific.

Not to mention, an abundance of aggressive misuse of terms of art such as "insider trading", "front running", and others. These terms have a well-defined meaning in SEC and FINRA regulations, and it does no one any good to accuse HFT of doing things that it isn't doing.