Matt MacFarland

ESG research and thought leadership editor for @SPGSustainable1. Opinions/tweets are my views and not my employer's. Thanks for flagging

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

@declanharty Nature is healing

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Oh hello journalism/finance twitter, we're looking for a capital markets reporter to join our financial services news coverage team. There will be donuts --> https://t.co/ato7b4JtaG

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Alexa, play "Regulate" by Warren G and Nate Dogg

[Figfluencer & Co Capital Management Partners LP @FIGfluencer]

1/ If the Robinhood S-1 is going to hit this week per the press speculation, then I’ll put this out before the inevitable substack S-1 copy pastes and shadow IR write ups.

From the perspective of a financials specialist, this is what I think key issues will be.

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Is Coinbase a crypto SIFI?

[Declan Harty @declanharty]

$COIN now trading at $333/share, making its market cap about $87B. That's still larger than ICE, Nasdaq, Cboe and CME.

Our story on the open: https://t.co/M7aU5HFxVN

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Meet the SEC regulator working to demystify financial markets in the face of what many see as their biggest threat: a rapidly changing climate. The latest feature story from @declanharty in @SPGMarketIntel --> https://t.co/oZFVn3n6r2

[Declan Harty @declanharty]

Wall Street is warming up to south Florida.

"Having, whether its 30, 50 or 100, people sitting in an office in Palm Beach Gardens really happy in their flip flops loving life, that's a positive for Virtu," @Dougielarge told me.

https://t.co/fIhmTW94bc @SPGMarketIntel

[Declan Harty @declanharty]

Flood of new SPAC listings overtake 2020's total after only 3 months ⁦@SPGMarketIntel⁩ https://t.co/xwUoFo5Smp

[Declan Harty @declanharty]

Gensler signals an interest in examining the gamification of trading:

"What does it mean when balloons and confetti are dropping and you have behavioral prompts to get investors to do more transactions on what appears to be a free trading app?"

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Financial reporters when GME starts ripping again

[Declan Harty @declanharty]

Well, here we go.

I'll be attempting to live tweet while covering the GME hearing today. Check for updates to our coverage here: https://t.co/otZtPebX8h @SPGMarketIntel

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Your Robinhood/GameStop congressional hearing cheat sheet, courtesy of @declanharty --> https://t.co/cZJIfFVP3g

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Depth of book is coming to the SIPs -- maybe the most significant change to market data in recent memory, and potentially disruptive to NYSE and Nasdaq's prop feeds. Read @declanharty's coverage here --> https://t.co/g1rlbaDHVu

[Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla]

Here’s how Goldman sees the vaccine getting delivered to Americans next year.

“.. we expect mass immunization to largely complete the reopening process and trigger a reacceleration next spring that will leave full-year growth well above expectations.”

[Market Intelligence: Financials @SPGMIFinancials]

U.S. bank loan portfolios continued to contract in October as lenders reported further weakening in credit demand and tightening in underwriting standards. https://t.co/X2z6Hxp5cv

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

If stonks panik, just remember this.

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

@polorocha18 Probably something in the Chuck + Blair = "chair" --> Fed "chair" realm, I mean at least that's what I'm thinking, folks

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

With chaos swirling all around us, it's comforting to know that issuers will continue to be opportunistic

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Trading pales in comparison to the wild Q1/Q2 volatility, but still a bit higher than 2019. Probably one or two things that can drive vol higher again in Q4 $GS

[Matt MacFarland @finsermatt]

Goldman still clocking serious revenue growth in consumer banking and stashing away much less in provisions this quarter. $GS