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Podcast

Boxes + Lines LIVE from the Dispatch Studio!

Allow us to introduce Dispatch, a digital commerce platform powered by Web3, and one of IEX’s portfolio of businesses. In this live interview at the Dispatch Studio pop-up (which took place during this year’s NFT NYC), Ronan and JR talk to Byron Sorrells, CEO and co-founder of Dispatch, and Eugene Hu, Head of Global Partnerships at Ledger, about the fascinating intersection between blockchain “magic” and ecommerce, the current state of Web3 (and what it is, anyway), and the real-world uses cases it currently enables. Recorded April 12, 2023.

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eCommerce
Web3 Community
Blockchain Technology
Financial Data
Article

The Comment Letters Are In. Here's What They Actually Say.

Contrary to the public narrative, the industry's comment letters demonstrate that there is broad support – especially from investors – for key aspects of the SEC's proposed reforms to U.S. equity markets.

IEX Exchange
Global Markets
Market policy
Regulation
Retail trading
Article

Updating the Signal for Today’s Markets

Meet the latest iteration of IEX Exchange’s crumbling quote indicator, the proprietary mathematical model that powers protection against adverse selection.

Domino imagery
Market data
The Signal
Global Markets
IEX Exchange
Podcast

Starting from Scratch with Armando Diaz of PureStream

Ronan and JR are joined by Armando Diaz, CEO of institutional trading platform PureStream. Seeing a need for platforms that could better scale and be more efficient, Armando built PureStream from the bottom up with the hopes of making a difference in the industry. The group discusses what exactly goes into launching a venue, the biggest pain points in the world of institutional trading today - plus what's most exciting about it. Recorded on March 9, 2023.

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Financial Data
Market data
Equities trading
Article

D-Limit Hit Rates Are Better Than Ever

Early adopters of the optional new D-Limit functionality are already seeing significant hit rate improvements.

D-Limit
Order types
Financial Data
Podcast

Nailed It! with Rachel Apfel Glass Founder + CEO of Glosslab

Getting regular manicures is expensive and time consuming, inspiring Rachel Apfel Glass to found a subscription-based, waterless nail service in 2018 in New York City. Since then, ex-hedge funder Glass has grown her business to include various cities throughout the country. Listen as guest host and IEXer Jayme Abrahamsen returns to interview Rachel, discussing the genesis of her idea, what it’s been like as an entrepreneur and CEO in the space, and where Glosslab is headed in the future. Recorded March 1, 2023.

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Equity Trading
Global Markets
Article

IEX Exchange’s Position on the SEC’s Proposed Changes to Regulation NMS

We believe the Commission’s proposals are thoughtful, thorough, and appropriately identify aspects of the rules that require reform. We support reform in all the areas identified by the SEC, while suggesting modifications to certain aspects to ensure that regulatory reform meets the Commission’s objectives.

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Comment letter
Regulation
Policy
Market policy
Article

The SEC Plan to Light Up Better Prices: Lots Still to Do

In this third part of our trilogy on the SEC’s proposed market structure reforms, we look again at relevant changes in the markets since Regulation NMS was put in place 18 years ago, what the SEC has already done and is proposing to do that affects how prices are displayed, and some of the questions that remain.

Regulation
Policy
IEX Exchange
Article

The New Normal: 4 Lasting Effects of the Pandemic on the Stock Market

The Covid-19 pandemic changed life as we knew it. Some of those changes were temporary, but others have endured, changing the ways we work, how we communicate and where we live. The stock market was no exception.

Global Markets
Financial Data
Market data
Equities trading
Podcast

Poker and Wall Street with Aaron Brown of Bloomberg

Aaron Brown, Bloomberg columnist and former managing director and head of financial market research at AQR Capital Management joins Ronan and JR on this episode of Boxes + Lines to chat about the intersection of poker and finance. Aaron deals some great insights into the mind of a professional gambler and the kind of thinking that makes not just a successful poker player, but a successful trader as well. He shares tales from the secretive world of pro poker in the 80’s and bets on the future of AI trading. Recorded February 21, 2023.

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Financial Data
Equities trading
Retail trading
Market data
Article

New D-Limit Functionality, New D-Limit Optionality

The same order protection, now designed for improved fill rates.

D-Limit
Order types
IEX Exchange
Market data
Article

Breaking Down the SEC Plan on Exchange Fees

John Ramsay's tackles exchange fees in part 2 of his breakdown of the SEC's recent market structure proposals.

Market policy
IEX Exchange
Market data
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