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Certificate of Deposit (CD)

Wall Street Mojo

Certificate of Deposit Explained A certificate of deposit account is a kind of fixed tenure investment instrument offered by banks, credit unions, and brokers working for a financial entity. Usually, a CD is understood as a kind of savings account that offers a higher interest rate than an ordinary savings account.

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SPAC Trend Gives Rise to Securities Enforcement and Litigation Risks

Cooley M&A

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. The SPAC then sells shares of the SPAC company to the public in what is known as a SPAC IPO, and proceeds equal to the amount raised in the SPAC IPO are placed into a trust account. What is a SPAC.

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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

The TRADE

Among the SEC’s reforms is the proposal to amend certain rules under Reg NMS to adopt variable minimum pricing increments – or tick sizes – for the quoting and trading of NMS stocks. Looking at tick size too, if you don’t get that right, you can reduce and fragment liquidity and make it more costly to trade.”

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

The TRADE

These regulations have significantly impacted the operations and behaviour of financial institutions, contributing to greater stability, transparency, and accountability in global financial markets. The proliferation of multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and systematic internalisers (Sis) is directly linked to Mifid.