The University of Texas at Dallas Presents:
Are Today's Equity Markets Rational? GameStop vs. Wall Street
GameStop (GME), a Dallas-based company, was trading at $4/share 14 months ago. By last September it doubled, by December it doubled again, then during three weeks in January the share price exploded, peaking at $380. What does it mean when individual investors using social media platforms like Reddit produce a short squeeze that brings billion-dollar hedge funds to their knees? Many of us have wondered if patterns of personal investing have really changed. Was this just a joke done by a crowd of renegades? Or is this something we should pay attention to? There is more. What are the implications of the changed corporate financings, changed corporate valuations, and new marketing approaches we have seen as a result? Are there wider changes afoot than democratization given the rise of social media and information flows? What are financial actors like hedge funds, investment managers, wealth managers doing in response? Will there be regulatory changes? Could the emergence of consumer power in financial markets spread elsewhere?
David Springate, Ph.D., Finance Professor and Director, Center for Finance Strategy Innovation, Naveen Jindal School of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas
Dorey Wiley, President and CEO, Commerce Street Holdings
Ron Nash, Principal, Nash Technology Group
Gil Sadka, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Accounting, The University of Texas at Dallas
Elizabeth Jones, Associate Director, UT Dallas Center for Finance Strategy and Innovation
Learning Objectives – Attendees at this program will learn patterns we see in personal investing, what regulatory reactions might occur as a result of such social media platforms as Reddit and where else consumers can power influence financial markets.
REGISTRATION
This event is open at no charge to FEI Dallas Chapter members, members of other FEI chapters, Dallas Chapter Sponsors, and non-members by invitation. All attendees should register under EVENTS at the FEI Dallas Chapter website, www.feidallas.org.
This webinar will be held on ZOOM. More information and the attendee link will be provided in the auto-confirmation generated once registration is complete.
CPE CREDIT
This event offers 2 CPE credits to all attendees who meet attendance criteria, i.e., present for the required amount of time and answer the required number of polling questions.
Financial Executives International is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
For FEI CPE credits, one credit hour equals 50 minutes according to NASBA guidelines. Some states boards may differ on how many minutes constitute a credit hour. Contact your state board for more information.
Instructional method: Group-Internet-Based
Recommended CPE Credits: 2
Experience Level: Basic
Prerequisites/advance preparation: None
CONTACT
Jackie Dunn
FEI Dallas Chapter Manager
C: 214-789-8999
[email protected] | www.feidallas.org