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Why do Companies Opt for ICOs?

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Keywords: accredited investor, Initial Public Offering (IPO), venture capital, SEC regulations, Bancor,

Can I Get Exposure to Virtual Currency Through ETFs, Mutual funds, or Stocks?

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Keywords: accredited investor, CME Group (Chicago Mercantile Exchange), Bitcoin ETFs, Grayscale Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC), Digital CC, Genesis Mining, Hold 10 Index, SEC cryptocurrency regulation, Cryptocurrency Futures,

What was the Mt. Gox Incident?

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Keywords: bitcoin wallets, Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, bitcoin heists, SEC regulations, FDIC insurance,

What are Federal Reserve Regulations?

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Keywords: bank regulation, capital requirements, consumer protection, stress tests, Federal Reserve Act,

What is NASD?

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Keywords: securities, regulations, NASDAQ, FINRA, NASD,

What is a Private Placement?

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Keywords: startups, accredited investor, Regulation D, PIPE, EDGAR, CPAs, private placements, Form D, private investors,

What is the commodity futures trading commission?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), regulations, Futures, speculation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), position limits, whistleblowers,

What is a Federally Covered Advisor?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), regulations, FINRA, Dodd-Frank Act, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, IARD, Assets Under Management (AUM), state vs federal registration, Form ADV,

What should I know about private placements?

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Keywords: investments, asset allocation, alternative investments, equity, accredited investor, Regulation D, private placements,

What is the Investment Advisors Act of 1940?

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Keywords: securities, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), regulations, FINRA, Futures, SEC registration, financial institutions, Investment Advisers Act of 1940, IARD, Form ADV,

What is an Investment Club?

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Keywords: investment, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Regulation D, private placements, Investment Company Act of 1940,

What are Risk-Weighted Assets?

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Keywords: banking, bank regulation, risk-weighting, corporate bonds, Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio, Basel Accords, capital requirements, capital asset ratio,

What are “Dark Pools” of Money?

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Keywords: market performance, regulations, institutional investing, illegal trading, dark pools of liquidity,

Is Bitcoin Legal?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Initial Coin Offering (ICO), distributed ledger, bitcoin regulation,

What is the SEC?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, NASD, insider trading, illegal activities,

What is an Investment Manager?

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Keywords: investment managers, mutual funds, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Hedge Funds, pooled investments, account manager,

What is the Series 7?

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Keywords: regulations, self-regulatory organization (SRO), licensing, Series 6,

What is a Secondary Offering?

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Keywords: follow-on-offering, secondary market, new issue, dilutive, SEC registration, diluted earnings per share,

What is the FCC?

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Keywords: advertising, communications media, virtual interactions, content regulation, ratings, radio, film, television, internet, satellite,

What is a penny stock?

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Keywords: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), FINRA, penny stocks, pink sheets, micro-lot, pump-and-dump, OTCBB, micro cap, eTrade, Scottrade,

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