DC Policy Update: SEC, FINRA Roll Out Proposals to Aid Market Transparency (Podcast)

In this edition of DC Policy Update, Jim Allen, CFA, head of Americas capital markets policy at CFA Institute, considers SEC and FINRA proposals on market structure issues, which have become a more mainstream topic of interest in recent months, thanks to Michael Lewis’ book, Flash Boys. (See our related commentary on the Lewis book.)

Among the highlights of this podcast:

• Tick sizes for small-cap companies
• Small-cap company structure for venture markets
• Fixed-income market transparency

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