TO START A REVOLUTION, THE SMALL EXCHANGE NEEDS REVOLUTIONARIES

Episode 5 May 25, 2021 00:08:18
TO START A REVOLUTION, THE SMALL EXCHANGE NEEDS REVOLUTIONARIES
John Lothian News Commentary
TO START A REVOLUTION, THE SMALL EXCHANGE NEEDS REVOLUTIONARIES

May 25 2021 | 00:08:18

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Show Notes

AN OLD IDEA TO START A NEW REVOLUTION

In a recent JLN interview, Donnie Roberts, the CEO of the Small Exchange, said he “want(ed) people to join a bit of a revolution that we feel we have started.” If Roberts is going to succeed, he is going to have to put on his Phrygian cap and start a real revolution. 

Luckily for him, there is a revolution in retail trading happening right now. 

One of the elements that has propelled the Small Exchange to its early success is also the thing that could hold it back from a revolution. That element is its strategic owners, who have strong ties to the dominant exchanges. Small Exchange’s strategic investors, like Citadel, PEAK6, Jump Trading, IBKR and Phillip Capital, need to balance their revolutionary zeal with their much larger business interests in the dominant exchanges, e.g., CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange.

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