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“My father and grandfather were stockbrokers, and they would actually take stock certificates from a vault, give it to a runner, and send it to another vault. Then somebody said, "Let's digitize it and have one vault." Now the DTCC clears and settles almost everything, and the cost of doing a trade is a tenth of what it was before.”

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Jamie Dimon
Jamie Dimon

Jamie Dimon is an accomplished businessperson currently serving as the Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Since 1995, Dimon has held various key positions at JPMorgan Chase, becoming CEO in 2005. Under his leadership, the bank has achieved significant performance growth and emerged as one of the most influential financial institutions globally. more

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