Michael Lewis: 'I knew Flash Boys would be a bombshell'

Author of an exposi(C) of the murky world of high-frequency trading on how his explosive book brought Wall Street to a standstill

In his V-neck sweater, dad jeans and white New Balance sneakers, Michael Lewis doesn't look like a troublemaker. Sitting in a tapas bar in Berkeley, California, he bears a passing resemblance to a stretched-out Michael J Fox and shares the actor's boyish enthusiasm and easy charm.

This time last year, the bestselling author brought Wall Street to a standstill, and the book that caused the trouble continues to send shockwaves through the financial system.

I have been amazed at how resistant people are to actually fixing an obvious problem

It does seem to me that the system is broken