Insights

The landscape of the United States capital markets has been and is undergoing a period of significant transition.

The landscape of the United States capital markets has been and is undergoing a period of significant transition.

The United States public capital markets are the largest and deepest globally, enabling innovation, investment, and growth across the economy

If the battle for civil rights of the 1960s was fought in the streets, parks, buses, and lunch counters of America, today the fight for opportunity may be found in the boardrooms and financial markets. 

When we walked into the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Conference in New Orleans this week, we carried more than presentation slides.

If the battle for civil rights of the 1960s was fought in the streets, parks, buses, and lunch counters of America, today the fight for opportunity may be found in the boardrooms and financial markets. 

If the battle for civil rights of the 1960s was fought in the streets, parks, buses, and lunch counters of America, today the fight for opportunity may be found in the boardrooms and financial markets. 

For the past 20 years or so, the number of annual IPO’s has seen a significant decline, creating serious concerns with economists, as well as the financial community, our Congressional representatives and the governmental agencies tasked with tracking and improving this environment.

If the battle for civil rights of the 1960s was fought in the streets, parks, buses, and lunch counters of America, today the fight for opportunity may be found in the boardrooms and financial markets. 

We’ve been building the first minority-owned and controlled stock exchange in American history. While we anticipate this venture to be very profitable for our investors and our company, why should this matter to the average person struggling with the challenges of day-to-day life in America today?

The TraderForum Conference served as a powerful platform for industry leaders, buy/sell side portfolio managers and traders, and financial professionals to engage in meaningful discussions about the evolving landscape of financial markets.  

It was a pleasure to meet our fellow attendees and introduce ourselves and our mission at Dream Exchange – which is to bring more access to the public capital markets for previously underrepresented groups.