How is a short squeeze of GameStop related to the DRS?What’s happening with GameStop, and probable cause for the buy button to be shut off in January of 2021 has to do with 3 main factors: A...
What is Short Selling and What is a Short Squeeze?What is Short Selling? To understand why direct registration is so profoundly important to long term investors, you’ve first got to...
The Panic of 1907 and the Birth of the Federal ReserveThe Federal Reserve is the Central Bank of the United States, and operates under a mandate from Congress to achieve three objectives when...
Super Hero Origin Story of the Direct Registration SystemA transcription of an interview with Dr. Trimbath about the origins of the DRS.
The Naked Truth - by Robert Brooks and Clay M. MoffettThe Naked Truth: Examining Prevailing Practices in Short Sales and the Resultant Voter Disenfranchisement - Robert Brooks and Clay M Moffett
Issuers and the DTCC – Choice Without a ChoiceCompanies who seek listing on an exchange and entering the publicly traded markets must clear certain bars first. The DTC is a subsidiary...
Accessing The Shareholder LedgerEach company employs a transfer agent to track the details of their shareholder ledger. This record is an ongoing accounting of every...
History of DRS / Book Entry HoldingThe Direct Registration System, a service provided by DTC, is a method of transferring book-entry electronic shares off of the books of...
Cede-ing Ownership: Why (almost) All Publicly Traded Stock Belongs to One CompanyWhen you purchase shares in a broker, your name is recorded by your broker as a beneficial owner of those shares. The next question would...
Voting RightsOne major benefit to the Direct Registration System is being able to directly vote on shareholder matters, without the possibility of...