I think that going back to the genesis of this market, and it happened in Senator Durbin's State, in Chicago, in the 1860s, when a wheat farmer or somebody growing corn, they needed to lock in a price at harvest time.
Gensler explains the historical context of speculation in markets.
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The New York Stock Exchange can't actually also run a hedge fund on and trade against their customers.
I really strongly believe in our constitutional system do it by the law, and how the courts interpret the law.
The New York Stock Exchange can't actually also run a hedge fund on and trade against their customers.
I really do think it is such a privilege to serve and the important thing we do is we look out for 330 million Americans.
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