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IEX, an equity trading venue that sought to equalize the Wall Street playing field, announced Monday that it was shutting down its listing business. The development comes after IEX failed to lure high-profile IPOs. “The legacy exchanges have a strong hold on this market and to succeed we...

cannabis company Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd (OTC: TGODF) said Wednesday that it has applied to list its stock on the Nasdaq exchange. What Happened Green Organic Dutchman focuses mostly on the medical cannabis space, with exposure to Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America....

In an interview with Benzinga, Eliezer Paiewonsky, director of DevOps at qSpark, a provider of low latency trading platforms, discussed progress on a field-programmable gate array solution to help bolster risk management and high-speed executions. About qSpark qSpark is a tech company that provides...

BioPharmCalalyst's drug and regulatory approval tracker is meant to minimize information asymmetry, the website's founder told Benzinga. How The Platform Started  Adam Burden, an international business graduate from the University of Sydney, told Benzinga he became interested in...

Wealthbase, a newcomer in the simulated trading space, launched last month with a mission of helping consumers invest better. In an interview with Benzinga, John Rourke, the co-founder and CEO of Wealthbase's parent company Starburst Labs, elaborated on his intentions. Rourke is a serial...

KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTC: KSHB), a producer of ancillary products and services to the cannabis and hemp industries, said Monday that it's applied to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market exchange. What Happened The move is expected to increase KuschCo's profile by diversifying its...

The Invesco QQQ (NASDAQ: QQQ) recently turned 20 years old and today is home to $71.82 billion in assets under management, making it one of the largest U.S.-listed exchange traded funds. One of the primary reasons advisors and investors have widely embraced QQQ is because the fund provides...

The New York Stock Exchange will have an abbreviated trading session from 9:30 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET this Friday following a Thanksgiving Day closure. The holiday-shortened trading session may seem atypical for today’s traders, but NYSE trading hours haven’t always been 9:30 a.m. to 4 p....

3D Corp. (NASDAQ: ANY) investors have experienced a rollercoaster ride this month. Just in the past week, shares have been volatile, swinging between a low of $2.29 and high of $6.61; the company announced a new CEO; and news circulated regarding the potential for a Nasdaq delisting. ...

Brazilian payments processor StoneCo Ltd. is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market Thursday under the ticker symbol “STNE.” The Details StoneCo priced a 50.7-million-share IPO at $24 per share Thursday morning, according to Benzinga Pro.  The company had said in an...

Drug developer Osmotica Pharmaceuticals is expected to begin trading Thursday on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “OSMT.” The Details Over 60 percent of Osmotica's total revenues in 2017 and 80 percent of the first half of 2018 were produced by the sales of generic...

Thursday marked the conclusion of the public comment period for the proposed $200-billion first wave of China tariffs. Just one day later, President Donald Trump upped the United States' tax threat to Chinese imports by $267 billion in remarks to reporters on Air Force One. If all of the...

Sigma Designs Inc (NASDAQ: SIGM) traders dealt with a bit of confusion on Monday morning after the Nasdaq was reportedly forced to cancel a group of trades that were executed erroneously. Rule 11890(b) According to StreetInsider, the Nasdaq cited Rule 11890(b) in its decision to cancel all trades...

The catch-22 for large corporations is that while vast resources are available, size makes it harder to move quickly — and compete with startups.  This is true for every industry, but especially for fintech, where legacy institutions have long held a reputation for innovating slowly. It...