Main Street Growth Act

Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; S.2621 - Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; 2021 Reconciliation Package; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; Exchange-traded funds - S. 2617 - Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act; H.R. 4617 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on payment for order flow, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on payment for order flow, and for other purposes; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R. __ - To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude certain special purpose acquisition companies from safe harbor for forward-looking statements, and for other purposes; A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/imigration reform; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and Short interest disclosure.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of

Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws - H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act, S. 1283 - Tax on Wall Street Speculation Act; S.2621 - Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; 2021 Reconciliation Package; Mark-to-market - S.2621 Modernization of Derivatives Tax Act of 2021; Exchange-traded funds - S. 2617 - Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act; H.R. 4617 - To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on payment for order flow, to require the Investor Advocate of the Commission to provide recommendations on payment for order flow, and for other purposes; Tracking legislation that would impact special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) - S. 1504 - Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act, H.R. __ - To amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude certain special purpose acquisition companies from safe harbor for forward-looking statements, and for other purposes; A bill to temporarily extend the public debt limit; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform, H.R. 3524 - Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act, H.R. 2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and Short interest disclosure.

Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Transparency of proxy advisors; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 3454 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming U.S. antitrust laws, H.R. 3816 - American Choice and Innovation Online Act, H.R. 3826 - Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3825 - Ending Platform Monopolies Act, H.R. 3849 - Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, H.R. 3843 - Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 1584 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform, H.R. 3524 - Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act, H.R. 2225 - National Science Foundation for the Future Act; Equity, Regulation NMS, proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; ESG and public company regulations, H.R. 1187 - Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act; and Short interest disclosure.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

COVID Pandemic Issues: Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, H.R. 294 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2021, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S. 2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R. 4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R. 3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Support for Nasdaq Board Diversity filing with the SEC; Defend dual class structures; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R. 8695 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2019; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders. Legislative proposals and implementation related to COVID-19 economic relief. SEC rules on board diversity disclosure

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

COVID Pandemic Issues: Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Federal financial transaction tax, H.R.8695 - Protecting Retirement Savers and Everyday Investors Act; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

egislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2019; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders. Legislative proposals and implementation related to COVID-19 economic relief

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

COVID Pandemic Issues: Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Federal financial transaction tax (A4402); Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

egislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2019; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders. Legislative proposals and implementation related to COVID-19 economic relief

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Ensure that stock exchange personnel are listed as critical infrastructure employees by the DHS for areas where workplace restrictions are in place; Communications with the government regarding the resiliency/market operations of varying asset class trading during the COVID-19 pandemic; Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; The regulatory role of exchanges and the legal protections necessary to function as a regulator of market activities; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, H.R. 5116 - Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2019; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act. S. 2306, Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fiduciary Duty. Regulation BI; Consumer Information Notification Requirement; Data security; Equity market structure and Market data issues; Retail futures trading issues. Venture exchange proposals, H.R. 2899 and S. 2306.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Legislation to increase transparency and reduce conflicts of interest in the proxy advisory industry, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Legislation on confidential filing and test the waters, S. 536 - Encouraging Public Offerings Act; Trading and listings standards needed for a U.S. Venture Exchange, H.R. 2899 - Main Street Growth Act, S.2306 - Main Street Growth Act; Legislation requiring the prudential regulators to implement a risk-adjusted approach to value centrally-cleared exchange-listed derivatives, Options Markets Stability Act of 2018; Legislation on 10-Q optionality, H.R.4076 - Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act; Legislation on reforming shareholder proposal rules: raise initial threshold eligibility, raise resubmission threshold, H.R.3088 - Shareholder Protection Act of 2019; SEC Conflict Minerals Rule, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals of 2017; Incentives for the trading of small cap stocks/ETFs; Implementation and expansion of the Jobs Act (JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018)/capital formation agenda/IPOs; Defend dual class structures; Stock buybacks; Financial transaction tax; Tax treatment of buybacks and dividends; Support diplomatic efforts by the PCAOB / SEC to ensure PCAOB review of foreign auditing firms; H1B visa/immigration reform; Equity, fixed income market structure/Regulation NMS; Proprietary ownership and distribution of market data; Limitations on SEC regulation of non-exchange activities, Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017; and Requiring transparency of short positions that match existing requirements on long position holders.

Client expense: $325,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Margin eligibility for qualified over-the-counter securities; Additional disclosure for paid stock promotion; Financial Services regulation/legislation pertaining to venture markets; issues related to over the counter market securities. Regulation A proposals; Venture Exchanges proposals. H.R. 2899 Main Street Growth Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE