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SEC boss Gary Gensler told Congress he is reviewing matters from gamification to short selling to market structure. He has ambitious goals, and his history at the CFTC says he can accomplish them. But time isn’t on his side, writes GinaChon.

Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, testified on May 6 before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee about the stock moves of GameStop that started in January. Retail investors buying shares pushed the stock to a high of $483 from $20 two weeks earlier. Online brokerage firm Robinhood temporarily halted trading in GameStop after a surge in share purchases left it short on collateral.

Michael Bodson, chief executive of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, and Robert Cook, the head of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, also testified.Gary Gensler listens during an interview with Reuters in London October 2, 2012.

 

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