In The Aggregate - Arizona's political blogs » David Schweikert http://tucsoncitizen.com/in-the-aggregate Sat, 25 May 2013 02:54:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Rep. Schweikert Introduces Tick Size Bill http://www.westernfreepress.com/2013/05/15/rep-schweikert-introduces-tick-size-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rep-schweikert-introduces-tick-size-bill http://www.westernfreepress.com/2013/05/15/rep-schweikert-introduces-tick-size-bill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rep-schweikert-introduces-tick-size-bill#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:09 +0000 David Schweikert http://www.westernfreepress.com/?p=121322 Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Schweikert (R-AZ), a primary author of the ‘JOBS’ Act, introduced the Spread Pricing Liquidity Act today as a follow-up to his amendment to the ‘JOBS’ Act of 2012.

The bill gives small companies with limited market capitalization greater access to public equity. Nearly 80 percent of all publically listed companies are considered small-cap.

This bill is in response to overwhelming evidence that wider ticks for small-cap companies will stimulate liquidity, encourage capital formation, and grow jobs. The SEC has been ...

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