SEC Staff to Host Roundtable on Market Structure for Thinly-Traded Securities

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its staff will host a roundtable on April 23 that will address the market structure for thinly-traded exchange-listed securities, both equities and exchange-traded products. The roundtable, which will be held at the SEC's headquarters at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C., will discuss the challenges faced by participants in the market for thinly-traded exchange-listed securities and potential improvements that might be considered to the market structure for these securities. Smaller companies, the securities of which are often thinly traded, play an essential role in our economy. Currently, there is a single equity market structure for all National Market System (NMS) securities, large and small, liquid and illiquid.