Texas Stock Exchange

It’s Bull vs. Bull: Texas Stock Exchange Launches Hard-Charging Campaign

by | Mar 2, 2026
"Welcome to the real bull market" shows how TXSE—the only national securities exchange built and headquartered in Texas—aims to challenge the New York-based listing duopoly by energizing competition in U.S. public markets. 
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Dallas College Partners With Bloomberg on Y’all Street ‘Texas Ticker’ Initiative
by | Feb 18, 2026
The Texas Ticker is the flagship program within the Dallas College Y’all Street Market Experience, which connects students, industry partners, and the community to real-world market activity through applied learning, professional tools, workshops, and seminars—all focused on the financial sector.
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TXSE Group’s Market Intelligence Platform Oculon Names Former Citadel Exec as CTO
by | Feb 11, 2026
As the Texas Stock Exchange nears its trading launch later this year, TXSE Group's Oculon Intelligence division aims to turn a generational shift in SEC rules into "a competitive edge." Chief Technology Officer Dinand Vanvelzen will help deliver that as a key architect for Oculon's security-first, AI-native SaaS platform.
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Toronto’s Tokenwell Crypto Platform To Launch U.S. Subsidiary in Dallas’ Y’All Street
by | Dec 17, 2025
"Our expansion into Dallas is aimed at providing Tokenwell with a strategic presence in the U.S. market, proximity to institutional participants, and better opportunity alignment with innovators shaping the next era of blockchain finance," said CEO Timothy Burgess.
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TXSE's Jeff Karcher on Capital Markets 'Plumbing'

The Last Word: TXSE’s Jeff Karcher On Exchanges as the ‘Plumbing of Capitalism’

by | Nov 19, 2025
In a LinkedIn post, the TXSE global managing director pointed to a recent article from The Daily Economy, a publication of the American Institute for Economic Research, which analyzes the upstart exchange's potential to shake up the capital markets landscape. As the article explains, "Exchanges are the plumbing of capitalism—the place where savings become investment and new industries find their footing."
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Nasdaq Texas to Bring a New Dual-Listing Venue to Y’all Street in 2026
by | Nov 12, 2025
Nasdaq rang its closing bell at an oil & gas industry cook-off in Midland today, using the Texas setting to announce its planned Nasdaq Texas launch. Slated to open in 2026, the exchange will join NYSE Texas and the Texas Stock Exchange in competing for pro-growth companies.
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TXSE’s Jeb Hensarling Says Battle for ETFs Will Be a Key Focus of New Stock Exchange
by | Nov 6, 2025
TXSE’s launch will spur needed competition and smooth the way for companies to go public, the strategic advisor said at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. And, over time, he says it will help make Texas America’s ‘center for capital markets’ and become a defining chapter in the state’s economic history, alongside Spindletop and the integrated circuit.
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‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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SEC Greenlights Texas Stock Exchange; TXSE Set to Launch in 2026

by | Sep 30, 2025
Dallas‑based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. “Real competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,” said founder and CEO James H. Lee—and it’s coming from Y’all Street.
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Texas Stock Exchange Launches Ad Campaign Across Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Aug 26, 2025
The TXSE campaign features "high-impact" digital placements across all the terminals at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and billboards at key sites across North Texas.
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North Texas-Based Southland Holdings Adds Tan Parker to Board, Citing Public and Private-Sector Experience
by | Jun 2, 2025
Parker, a sitting lawmaker who currently chairs the Texas Senate Republican Caucus, will serve in his personal capacity, bringing nearly two decades of policy experience alongside a background in entrepreneurship, investment, capital markets, and infrastructure strategy.
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Unicorn Founders Take Center Stage at USICOC TechConnex 2025
by | Apr 22, 2025
The May 22 conference marks the 10th anniversary of the US-India Chamber of Commerce's flagship tech event, now featuring a new name and high-profile speakers from healthcare "double" unicorn ShiftKey and AI unicorn Kore.ai. Investor and CIO panels include leaders from the Mark Cuban Companies, AT&T Ventures, Amazon Business, and Fortune 10 Cencora.
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Texas Stock Exchange Hires 3 ETP Veterans as It Targets $11 Trillion Market

by | Mar 13, 2025
"The ETP market is growing at an unprecedented pace," said TXSE chairman and CEO James H. Lee. "The Texas Stock Exchange is committed to delivering the innovation, operational expertise, and alignment that sponsors require to capitalize on this next wave of global expansion."
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Taking on ‘Y’all Street’: New York Stock Exchange to Launch NYSE Texas
by | Feb 12, 2025
In a move that serves to counter the planned launch of the Texas Stock Exchange, the NYSE said it will reincorporate NYSE Chicago in Texas and rename it NYSE Texas, with headquarters in Dallas. The news set both Wall Street and Y'all Street buzzing, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying the launch will "cement our great state as an economic powerhouse on the global stage."
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Venture Dallas Names First Round of Speakers for 2024 Summit
by | Oct 11, 2024
Featuring leaders like Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures, Jim Lee of the Texas Stock Exchange, and Christopher Darby, former CEO of In-Q-Tel, the October 30 event at the Bush Center in Dallas will focus on emerging trends in sectors such as healthcare, national security, and the creator economy.
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Texas Stock Exchange Announces Veteran Leadership Team with “Tremendous Expertise” to Drive Innovation on Y’all Street
by | Oct 4, 2024
The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) has revealed its experienced leadership team, described as having “tremendous expertise in the markets” by founder James Lee. With a focus on innovation and competition, TXSE is set to make waves on what some are calling "Y’all Street," challenging industry heavyweights like the NYSE and Nasdaq.
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