GameStop fallout: SEC’s Gary Gensler eyes reducing stock settlement period
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-05-06T18:39:00
New SEC Chairman Gary Gensler discussed shortening the settlement period for trades and requiring new disclosures by broker-dealers as part of testimony before Congress regarding this year’s GameStop stock surge.
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