Category: CEO’s Desk
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RIP TSP (Tick Size Pilot)
Earlier this week, STA filed what will most likely be its last comment letter on the Tick Size Pilot. Our letter offers opinions on the upcoming termination date and the assessment of […] Read More
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Dear Summer Interns: Stay in Touch
This Taking Stock is addressed to interns. Kindly forward to a college intern who is working at your organization. Dear Summer Interns: STA serves individuals in the financial services industry […] Read More
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Where markets collide; Cross product surveillance
On July 10, STA held an Open Call on FINRA’s surveillance priorities that now include patterns of activity across two related products, typically a stock and its option derivative. Gene […] Read More
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Is Blockchain one word or two?
Over the coming weeks STA will be developing the program for its 85th Annual Market Structure Conference in Washington DC. More than 50 industry professionals will participate as speakers, moderators or […] Read More
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SEC Access Fee Pilot; Where’s your letter?
A core strength of our rulemaking process is the request for comment stage, which offers industry participants the opportunity to express opinions to regulators and also to have visibility into […] Read More
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Mom was right, they are our nation’s best
Tomorrow is Memorial Day, a day of reflection and honoring those who paid the ultimate price to protect our nation and way of life. As we remember those who served so […] Read More
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Market Structure Events: Early predictions on 2018’s Top 5
Earlier this month the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its semi-annual regulatory agenda listing its priorities at the proposed rule stage, final rule stage and long-term priorities. Besides being […] Read More
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Tick Pilot – What would Thomas Edison do?
We‘ve all heard versions of Thomas Edison’s quote on failure and lightbulbs with the “Wizard of Menlo Park” admitting to between 99 – 10,000 failures before getting the positive outcome […] Read More