Intelligent Tick Study Act This bill authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the use of larger tick sizes in the trade of the securities of emerging growth companies. Tick size is the minimum price increment of a trading instrument. Specifically, the bill authorizes the SEC to designate a tick size larger than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for these securities. The SEC must report on the impact of potential variations in tick size for all securities.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial Sector
Intelligent Tick Study Act
USA117th CongressS-3947| Senate
| Updated: 3/29/2022
Intelligent Tick Study Act This bill authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to mandate the use of larger tick sizes in the trade of the securities of emerging growth companies. Tick size is the minimum price increment of a trading instrument. Specifically, the bill authorizes the SEC to designate a tick size larger than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for these securities. The SEC must report on the impact of potential variations in tick size for all securities.