Why stock, ETF, and bond trades are optimized to settle in less than a day, allowing investors quicker access to their cash and securities. What are the benefits and costs of optimization in the relentless drive for cheaper, faster, and more profitable. Topics covered include: Why countries are moving to T+1 settlement from T+2 for security trades What will it take for security trades to settle immediately How BlackRock and Franklin have launched Treasury funds that are … [Read more...]
228: How Tokenization Will Radically Change Investing
How distributed ledger technology and tokenized assets will increase liquidity, transparency and fractionalization, allowing investors to purchase very small, liquid positions in real estate, private companies, art and other assets. Photo by Kevin Laminto In this episode you’ll learn: What is the financial industry mechanism for how stock ownership is tracked.Why a central depository for stock shares leads to challenges in figuring out who owns what and calculating the … [Read more...]
