Thread by @dlauer

Today’s the day. It’s time #WeTheInvestors rise up and take action against the dark underbelly of Wall St trading: we-the-investors.org 🧵⏬ (1/)

From @jonstewart’s latest episode to @spencerjakab’s recent book to the new @hbo doc by @tobiasdeml, there’s an unprecedented level of discussion & debate about market structure problems in the popular discourse (2/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml It’s disgusting, really. For too long, firms that productize their users and whose entire business model is one big conflict-of-interest have ensured that markets remain complex, opaque, and most importantly, extremely profitable for them (3/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml These players have always wielded the power and the purse strings. They've written the rules. But now, with tens of millions of investors having joined the markets in recent years, it's time to change that dynamic and reform market structures in service to #WeTheInvestors (4/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml #WeTheInvestors want transparency, control and trust in our financial markets; we want our interests represented accurately; we want our voices heard and not drowned out by those who profit off of and treat us as products rather than customers (5/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml #WeTheInvestors is a platform of market structure changes that will improve disclosures, reduce market complexity, improve execution quality, provide deeper, more direct relationships between issuers & investors, & will ensure that corrupt business models are ended (6/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml We've brought together an exciting coalition of firms who also want to improve market structure for you, representing nearly every part of the trading ecosystem: @public @PaxosGlobal @prooftrading to start - more will be announced in the coming weeks (7/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml @public @PaxosGlobal @prooftrading We've also got the support of the team behind the HBO documentary “Gaming Wall Street” – @prodigiumpics, and many others who have been working hard to educate people on these issues (8/)

@jonstewart @Spencerjakab @HBO @tobiasdeml @public @PaxosGlobal @prooftrading @prodigiumpics It's an incredible start, AND it's just the beginning of a long-term, grassroots advocacy movement to keep empowering & educating ourselves as #WeTheInvestors. So, please, join us and start taking meaningful action to improve markets for all: we-the-investors.org 🚀(9/9)

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