“This column by Venkatachalam Shunmugam, Chief Economist, Multi Commodity Exchange of India, and first published on VoxE.org argues that the rising opacity and barriers to entry in these markets have been sorely overlooked leading to dark pools, flash trading, and front-running. These unfair practices can–at any time–cripple markets. They undermine the premise of free markets and should be stopped.” - Anthony Citrano