August 7, 2026
- TMX’s international expansion continues, with a deal to give it 59% control over Wall Street-backed US exchange operator MEMX and fold in TMX’s BOX options exchange
- Wall Street equity trading revenues continue their record-breaking rocket ride, further weakening the chief justification for the SEC’s proposed Order Protection Rule repeal
- Jane Street reportedly pursues a private-credit deal that could give it more capital for AI and stop the flow of public reporting on its finances
- CME seeks to tap retail demand for leveraged speculation with single-stock futures
- Signs emerge that Democrats may be considering potential SEC commissioner nominees for recommendation to the White House
- House Democrats demand a briefing from SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Trump Media & Technology’s plan to sell latency-advantaged access to the president’s market-moving social-media posts
- Will the SEC move ahead with a Trump-favored plan to let public companies halve their shareholder reporting despite widespread public opposition?
- Concerns grow that “prediction market” insiders can manipulate elections and manufacture consent for a host of undesirable outcomes
- Crypto-market proponents brace for a setback in Congress, even as equity tokenization takes a significant step forward
- Advances in AI make it more suitable for generating investment ideas and constructing portfolios
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