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you are currently viewing:Wall Street is Reaping the Benefits of Faster TradingAugust 6, 2025--A long-anticipated overhaul in Wall Street's trade settlement system is proving more beneficial than expected, unlocking billions in capital and improving bond market efficiency. More than a year after the U.S. adopted its new one-day settlement cycle, or T+1, trading costs in the corporate bond market have dropped significantly. According to Barclays Research, a key measure of transaction costs has fallen by 12%, while margin requirements the collateral or cash firms must set aside to protect against failed trades have declined 29%. This freed-up capital is now being deployed back into markets, boosting credit market liquidity in the process. Source: tradealgo.com |
Acting Chairman Pham Launches Listed Spot Crypto Trading Initiative
August 4, 2025--Stakeholders Invited to Provide Public Input by August 18
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced today the CFTC will launch an initiative for trading spot crypto asset contracts that are listed on a CFTC-registered futures exchange (designated contract market or DCM).
Defiance Launches DKNX: 2X Leveraged ETF on DraftKings (DKNG)
July 31, 2025--Defiance ETFs, a leader in thematic and leveraged exchange-traded funds, today announced the launch of an innovative ETF: The Defiance Daily Target 2X Long DKNG ETF (Ticker: DKNX). This fund provides investors with amplified 2X daily exposure to the performance of DraftKings Inc. (DKNG), empowering retail investors to capitalize on high-growth opportunities in the sports betting and gaming industry without the need for a margin account.
GraniteShares launches new YieldBoost ETFs on COIN (COYY)
July 30, 2025--GraniteShares, an ETF issuer specializing in high conviction ETFs, announced that it is launching one ETFs to add to its existing YieldBOOST lineup-the GraniteShares YieldBOOST COIN ETF (COYY).
YieldMax Introduces Option Income Strategy ETF on Roblox Corp. (RBLX)
July 29, 2025-YieldMax announced the launch today of the following ETF:
YieldMax RBLX Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSE Arca: RBLY)
RBLY seeks to generate current income by pursuing options-based strategies on Roblox Corp. ("RBLX"). RBLY is managed by Tidal Financial Group. RBLY does not invest directly in RBLX.
Ninepoint to Launch HighShares: First-of-its Kind Single-Stock Income ETFs Focused on Canadian Companies
July 29, 2025--Ninepoint Partners LP ("Ninepoint"), one of Canada's leading alternative investment management firms, today announced the upcoming launch of its HighShares ETF suite, the first ETFs in Canada to offer enhanced monthly income from single stock exposure to some of the country's most iconic companies. A receipt for the initial HighShares ETFs' preliminary prospectus has been issued by the securities regulators in each of the provinces and territories of Canada.
SEC Permits In-Kind Creations and Redemptions for Crypto ETPs
July 29, 2025--The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to approve orders to permit in-kind creations and redemptions by authorized participants for crypto asset exchange-traded product (ETP) shares.
The orders approved today reflect a departure from recently approved spot bitcoin and ether ETPs, which were limited to creations and redemptions on an in-cash basis.
