by fairmarketalliance | May 18, 2026 | Education
For years, “dark pools” sounded like something only Wall Street insiders cared about, a technical corner of the financial system buried beneath charts, earnings reports, and market headlines. Then came the meme stock era. Suddenly, millions of retail investors started...
by fairmarketalliance | Apr 10, 2026 | Education
FTDs and Regulation: What the SEC Tracks When everyday investors buy shares, they expect one simple thing: someone delivers the stock they bought. In most cases, that happens without a second thought. But sometimes that doesn’t happen, and the unresolved trades that...
by fairmarketalliance | Feb 24, 2026 | Education
Imagine finding out that your favorite store or tech gadget company is secretly under attack. Not by hackers or competitors, but by investors betting it will fail. This practice, known as short selling, has put enormous pressure on several major U.S. consumer-facing...
by fairmarketalliance | Feb 3, 2026 | Education
In the quest to foster innovation in America’s most critical sectors – from life-saving biotech and clean energy to infrastructure and cutting-edge tech – entrepreneurs face well-known hurdles like technical challenges and market competition. But there’s another,...
by fairmarketalliance | Jan 27, 2026 | Education
Your 401(k) and pension are supposed to secure your retirement. But did you know those same savings might be fueling market manipulation? An obscure but common practice called securities lending could be enabling short sellers to bet against the very stocks your...
by fairmarketalliance | Jan 19, 2026 | Education
The GameStop saga of January 2021 was a watershed moment that thrust short selling into the public spotlight. A coordinated effort by retail investors on Reddit sparked an unprecedented short squeeze in GameStop (GME), a stock that had over 100% of its float sold...
