April 2021
In-Person STA Affiliate Events Are Back...
Yes, In Person!
Over the next few weeks and months, several STA affiliates will be hosting
in-person networking events. While we recognize that business travel restrictions are still in place for many companies and jurisdictions, these events are outdoors, local and will follow relevant safety protocols.

If you are able, please consider attending an STA affiliate event in your area, for a long-awaited dose of networking, discussion and fellowship.
From the Hill

Waters Announces May Committee Hearings
May 6 at 12:00 PM ET: The full Committee will convene for a virtual hearing entitled, “Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses When Short Sellers, Social Media, and Retail Investors Collide, Part III.”
Gary Gensler Sworn in as Member of the SEC
Gary Gensler was sworn into office today as a Member of the SEC by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin. He was nominated to Chair the SEC by President Joseph R. Biden on February 3, 2021 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 14, 2021.
SEC Response to Climate & ESG Risks and Opportunities
As investor demand for climate and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) information soars, the SEC is responding with an all-agency approach. Visit their newly created page.
New CFTC Customer Advisory Cautions the Public to Beware of Trading Based on Internet Hype
The CFTC today issued a Customer Advisory strongly encouraging the public to research and understand the commodity futures markets, physical markets, and securities markets before trading based on information on social media.
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Industry Supports Shortening Equities Settlement
The financial industry appears to support cutting equities settlement from two days after a trade to one day according to The DTCC, the US market infrastructure provider. Security Traders Association said in a letter to the committee that reducing the equites settlement period from the existing T+2 regime would cut risk in the financial system.
Inside a Hedge Fund Implosion: How Archegos Pushed the Limit on Risky Trades and Sent a $35 Billion Shockwave Through Wall Street
The most striking thing about the implosion of Archegos Capital Management, the family office of Tiger Cub Bill Hwang, was not the suddenness of the crash but how innocuous its origins were. Jim Toes, President of STA, expects the SEC will be interested in how such a benign event like a company raising money could cause so much chaos.
STA Women in Finance
Building Your Blue Sky Blueprint
Jennifer Willey
Founder & CEO of Wet Cement Inc.

Following our DC Spring Update, Jennifer Willey, Founder & CEO of Wet Cement Inc., delivered a keynote on Building Your Blue Sky Blueprint. In today’s "always on" Work From Anywhere (WFA) era, Ms. Willey helped attendees tap into their priorities to create the future they want in the "new normal."
STA Trading Views Podcast
Episode 9: An Exchange with a View

Featuring IEX Group's

Ronan Ryan
President and Co-Founder
&
John Ramsay
Chief Market Policy Officer
STA Washington DC Spring Update
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