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Jane Street India Ban Threatens 900% Rally for Asia's Oldest Stock Exchange
Jane Street India Ban Threatens 900% Rally for Asia's Oldest Stock Exchange

Bloomberg

time12-07-2025

  • Business
  • Bloomberg

Jane Street India Ban Threatens 900% Rally for Asia's Oldest Stock Exchange

By Asia's oldest stock exchange was preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary when a storm of bad news upended the festivities. On Monday, a report revealed deepening losses in equity derivatives among India's retail traders, fueling concerns that the Securities and Exchange Board of India may impose tighter curbs. Just days earlier, the regulator barred Jane Street Group from dealing in local markets, alleging the trading giant manipulated prices to make billions of dollars at the expense of small investors — charges the US firm has denied.

A Hot New Firm Opened the Private Market to the Little Guy. Now it Is in Big Trouble.
A Hot New Firm Opened the Private Market to the Little Guy. Now it Is in Big Trouble.

Wall Street Journal

time01-07-2025

  • Business
  • Wall Street Journal

A Hot New Firm Opened the Private Market to the Little Guy. Now it Is in Big Trouble.

In January 2023, the chief executive of the private stock investment firm Linqto announced a 'Spike Day,' a one-day sprint to boost sales to its customers—small investors looking for a shot at buying shares of coveted private companies. 'Take no prisoners,' the now-former CEO, William Sarris, wrote in an email to staff, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. 'This is guerrilla warfare.'

Activist Retail Investors Take On Korea's Corporate Laggards
Activist Retail Investors Take On Korea's Corporate Laggards

Bloomberg

time08-06-2025

  • Business
  • Bloomberg

Activist Retail Investors Take On Korea's Corporate Laggards

South Korea's small investors are trying to shake up the country's creaky corporate landscape. Amateur stock-pickers across the country are gathering on social media platform KakaoTalk and dedicated shareholder apps such as Act, which has racked up more than 110,000 users in the two years since it launched. Their aim: to give a jolt to Korea's $1.9 trillion stock market, which has for years traded at cheaper multiples than regional rivals like Japan and Taiwan.

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