{"id":218568,"date":"2026-03-24T20:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/218568\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:08:12","slug":"texas-stock-exchange-snags-key-leaders-from-nasdaq-and-nyse-dallas-innovates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/218568\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Stock Exchange Snags Key Leaders From Nasdaq and\u00a0NYSE \u00bb Dallas Innovates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas Stock Exchange has named Greg Ferrari, formerly of Nasdaq, as its chief operating officer and Liz Hocker, formerly of NYSE Texas, as its global head of listings and capital markets. Both executives will be part of TXSE\u2019s senior leadership team.<\/p>\n

The appointments highlight TXSE\u2019s robust momentum as it prepares to come online later this year, the company said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreg and Liz are highly accomplished capital markets leaders who will bring even more firepower to a team that is the most experienced ever assembled to launch an exchange,\u201d James Lee, founder and CEO of TXSE Group, said in a statement. \u201cWe continue to attract the industry\u2019s best because there is wide recognition that fundamental change in our public markets is necessary and that TXSE is the vehicle to deliver it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThis is a team that knows exactly what to build because they built the infrastructure we are setting out to disrupt.\u201d<\/p>\n

With $275 million in capital raised from some of the world\u2019s largest financial institutions, TXSE said it has brought together a team of experts with more than 1,000 years of capital markets experience and engineered a world-class technology platform designed for modern markets.<\/p>\n

TXSE said its goal is to generate competition in listings and provide an integrated offering for corporates and ETPs, \u201cwhile driving greater alignment, transparency, and lowering the structural costs of being public.\u201d<\/p>\n

Setting \u2018a new standard\u2019<\/p>\n

Ferrari has more than 20 years of experience in exchange operations and market structure, most recently as head of North American exchange trading at Nasdaq, where he was responsible for business management and strategy for its North American cash and derivatives markets.<\/p>\n

In his new role of COO, Ferrari will lead the day-to-day operations of the exchange, guiding the teams responsible for market operations, technology infrastructure, and execution for TXSE\u2019s trading and listings platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cTXSE has the unique advantage of having built everything from scratch\u2014from its technology to its operating structure\u2014without the constraints of legacy systems, and is using that opportunity to set a new standard for our target clients,\u201d Ferrari said.<\/p>\n

IPO expert<\/p>\n

Hocker brings more than three decades of experience in capital markets, banking, and business operations, most recently as regional head of capital markets for the New York Stock Exchange and launching NYSE Texas in 2025. Prior to that, she was Nasdaq\u2019s managing director for the southwestern U.S., where she guided more than 150 companies through successful IPOs representing over $117 billion in market value.<\/p>\n

As global head of listings and capital markets, Hocker will lead the Texas Stock Exchange\u2019s IPO listings business, working closely with companies and their advisors to develop TXSE\u2019s issuer base and advance the exchange\u2019s go-to-market strategy across U.S. and global capital markets, the company said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTXSE is purpose-built to give issuers a more aligned, cost-effective, and straightforward alternative to entering the public markets\u2014and the listings business is built to reflect that at every level,\u201d Hocker said.<\/p>\n

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The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange has resolved a trademark dispute with the Toronto Stock Exchange over its \u201cTXSE\u201d branding, The Texas Lawbook reported. Separately, Bloomberg reported that total funding for TXSE Group, the exchange\u2019s parent company, has reached $270 million with new backing from Goldman and Bank of America.<\/p>\n

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“Welcome to the\u00a0real\u00a0bull market” shows how TXSE\u2014the only national securities exchange built and headquartered in Texas\u2014aims to challenge the New York-based listing duopoly by energizing competition in U.S. public markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Dallas\u2011based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. \u201cReal competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,\u201d said founder and CEO James H. Lee\u2014and it\u2019s coming from Y\u2019all Street.<\/p>\n

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