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The news that a whistleblower contacted U.S. regulators last month about alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, or VIX, highlights near universal reliance on information that stock market indices provide. While the VIX is not itself …
In a typical public company, shareholders can elect the board, appoint the auditors, and approve fundamental changes. In other words, they can participate in the governance of the firm. Firms with dual class shares (DCS) alter this balance by inviting …
Many large firms – Google, Alibaba and Fitbit to name a few — have multiple voting share structures (MVS) in which the firm issues two or more classes of shares, one to the public and the other to insiders (typically …
Since the passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act,[1] and its endorsement of equity crowdfunding (ECF), capital markets observers have had another issue to debate. Investor protection advocates claim that investors in the capital markets will be …