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Navigating the Post-GameStop Regulatory Environment

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Whether you look as far back as the stock market crash of 1929 or the global financial crisis of the late 2000s, there is a continuum of market regulators playing catch-up after the fact. That ...

SEC Issues Proposal to Reduce Risks in Clearance and Settlement

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The Securities and Exchange Commission voted on February 9th, 2022, to propose rule changes to reduce risks in the clearance and settlement of securities, including by shortening the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer transactions ...

Details on the US SEC Rule 10c-1 Proposal and the Impact on Securities Lending

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Changes are always possible from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. One of those impending changes is the proposal known as Rule 10c-1. This proposal, if put in place as written, would establish vast new ...

ESMA Highlights Issues and Recommends Improvements in Algo Trading

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Algo trading has been on a constant rise over the past few years. With many platforms selling algorithms and programs that place trades automatically, the job has surely become a lot easier for traders. Prior ...

Cboe Acquires NEO Exchange – Boosts Equities Offering In North America & Canada

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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. recently announced plans to close a major acquisition deal in the first half of 2022. The leading Chicago-based exchange operator is set to acquire Toronto-based NEO exchange, a move that will ...

The Essence of Timing Within the U.S. Equities Settlement System

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The United States equities settlement system is reliant on timing. The essence of timing is never more apparent than the risk exposure seen following a current standard T+2 settlement cycle. Now is the time to ...

Are False Positive PCR Tests Bigger Problem Than COVID-19?

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By Nikolay Stoykov, Managing Director, Alaric Securities. Over the last 6 months I feel like all of us have been driven mad by this new COVID-19 virus. In the beginning, we were forced to quarantine ...

Waiting for the SPX Godot?

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By Nikolay Stoykov, Managing Director, Alaric Securities If anybody had asked me 12 months ago where do I think SPX will be in May 2020 if unemployment in the US, and most developed countries, is ...

Negative Oil. Which Oil?

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By Nikolay Stoykov, Managing Director, Alaric Securities In case you missed it, WTI May futures traded negative 40 USD/barrel yesterday. Having some experience in the space, I received a lot of questions – what does ...

The EUR is Now a Junk Asset!

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Is the EUR becoming a Junk Asset? We believe so and here is why. By Nikolay Stoykov, Managing Director, Alaric Securities Everything has a context and once we do see the context of any event,  ...