Exchange Invest Weekend: Sept. 4th

4 min readSep 3, 2021

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On this day in 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin file incorporation papers for Google in California. Filing on a Friday, the date of official incorporation would be marked as Monday, September 7th.

Big World

An interesting take on the Olympics is how much governments reward medallists.Interesting to see that China is almost at the top of the Y axis (largest payout) just behind the USA while Taiwan was the highest payer for each gold in USD…

Eye popping numbers are surely the likes of Kosovo which is paying out essentially a full life term salary for one gold medal.

IPO VID LIVESTREAM PODCAST

In IPO-VID Podcast Episode 11: Patrick L. Young discusses “In Conversation with The Flash Boys” with Ronan Ryan — enjoy!

Available via all the usual podcast sources:

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Spotify

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EI WEEKLY PODCAST 110

Abu Dhabi Exchange entering the derivatives market powered by NASDAQ, while a new exchange has nearly 1% of the population of the Bahamas signed up, after only being open for a matter of weeks.

The Exchange Invest Weekly Podcast 110

Victory or Death

20 years on from the first fintech bestseller “Capital Market Revolution!” … “Victory Or Death” is a must-read book for anyone interested in the intersection of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and FinTech as part of the whole future of finance.

Available worldwide

Macro Thoughts

Experts Call For Bigger Role Of Futures In Real Economy

Chinadaily USA

PLY: A mega story also in EI Thursday of this week.

COVID-19

In England, The Covid Epidemic Has De Facto Ended. Here’s What That Means

Daily Telegraph

Reaching the HIT does not mean that case numbers can never rise again. Some weeks they will go up; others go down. But it does mean that case numbers cannot, given that set of behaviours and that time of year, rise again on a consistent, sustainable, exponential basis.

Of Interest

Bitcoin Ban: These Are The Countries Where Crypto Is Restricted Or Illegal

Euronews

The Social-Media Stars Who Move Markets

Livemint

Today, he’s MeetKevin, a YouTube influencer with 1.7 million subscribers. Most days, he live-streams on the platform for several hours, talking about the stock market.

Here Is The List Of Richest South Africans On The JSE

Independent Online

Seven South Africans With The Most Money Tied Up On The JSE

2oceansvibe News

The 20 richest investors on the exchange jointly control 1.05 percent of the bourse’s $1.2 market capitalization, which amounts to $12.6 billion.

The Seven Richest People On The Ghana Stock Exchange

GhanaWeb

Daniel Ofori is the richest investor on the Ghana Stock Exchange by far. His portfolio includes a 7.49-percent stake in GCB bank worth $17.85 million.

The 10 Richest Investors On The Uganda Securities Exchange

Independent

For an economy with a GDP of $37.4 billion, the Ugandan bourse is one of the most undervalued, with a marginal representation of local investors as high institutional ownership crowds them out of the market.

5 Little-Known Kenyan Billionaires Owning Businesses Worth More Than KSh 5b Kenya

Tuko.co.ke

“Just A Mess”: A CEO’s Effort To Get An Employee Out Of Afghanistan

Axios

As Wildfires Burn, ICE Shows How Sophisticated ESG Tools Have Become

NYSE

PLY: Interesting reading, already seen in EI Daily Tuesday 31st August.