The Future of Retail Trade with Former Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld

<p>This week on Limit Up! we’re welcoming back to the podcast Bob Greifeld, the former CEO of Nasdaq and current Chairman of Virtu Financial. Over the past 20 years, Bob has witnessed a tremendous shift in the trading industry. He joins us today to talk about how things have changed and what he sees ahead for retail trading.</p><p>Bob touched on issues of technology, speed, and the importance of data and gave an overview of how his new company Virtu Financial works. As always, stay tuned for our market reactions.</p><ul><li>(02:04) - Interview with Bob Greifeld</li><li>(06:25) - Getting listed on Nasdaq</li><li>(07:05) - Share of mind</li><li>(09:14) - Virtu Financial</li><li>(11:32) - The future of market making</li><li>(17:49) - Adaptability is key</li><li>(20:09) - Structural change</li><li>(24:48) - In-studio commentary at CNBC</li><li>(27:48) - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Market-Mover-Lessons-Decade-Change/dp/1538745135" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Market Mover</em></a></li><li>(28:45) - Living in the era of MMT</li><li>(33:12) - <a href="https://usatffoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USA Track &amp; Field Foundation</a></li></ul><br/><p>Robert (Bob) Greifeld, is currently Chairman of Virtu Financial, a leading financial technology and trading firm, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Cornerstone Investment Capital, a financial technology investment firm, and a Board Member at Capital Rock and Financeware. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) until May 10, 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq from 2003 to 2016. During his tenure, Mr. Greifeld quadrupled revenue and increased market value over 20 times.</p><p>As a FinTech entrepreneur, Bob built Brass into the industry’s leading equity trading platform and sold the company ASC to SunGard Data Systems in 1999. He is Founder and Chairman of the USA Track &amp; Field Foundation, which supports emerging athletes and inner-city youth athletics. Mr