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42) people asking whether this model makes economic sense or is the best model. Not really supposed to be the purview, and not usually required for businesses to prove their model is best to be allowed to operate. That’s what economic competition and consumer choice are for!
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43) reeeeeaally good points by Dave/Jump here; innovation is really hard in the current system!
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44) helpful point by DRW—models are not about better/worse, they’re about consumer choice and economic competition
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45) note about capital usage—real time margin reduces the effective risk period, which reduces capital demands
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47) re: retail: what if the DCO/DCM has all the standard protections, and CFTC oversight?
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48) reminder: automated margin calls can _reduce_ risk by doing so only when necessary
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49) ok two final thoughts: a) I guess if what we’re doing brings all these people here all day to argue and debate and learn then we’re doing _something_ right b) no chance we’d be here today without the amazing work of Zach, Brian, Julie, and the whole FUSD team <3
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50) I know I’ve said this before, but: the CFTC isn’t the world’s fastest acting regulator and our process has been loooong and drawn out, but boy do they know their shit, care about details, and display an approach that today’s partisan climate could learn something from
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Working with regulators is long but important process and you did a great job informing the group. I certainly appreciated your feedback and engagement.
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