Capital Markets Banks, Brokers & Exchanges

This basket owns financial intermediaries that earn from banking, securities trading, brokerage and exchange activity rather than taking direct operating exposure to technology spending. Recent pullbacks across investment banks and retail trading platforms offer an entry point ahead of upcoming earnings, while exchange operators diversify the business mix. The main risks are weaker capital-markets activity, credit deterioration and a retreat in retail or crypto trading. Launch basket (equal weight): GS, MS, JPM, C, BAC, HOOD, COIN, CME, ICE Rules: 1. No inverse, leveraged or volatility ETFs. 2. Only names tradable at the enrolled brokers (Moomoo): no OTC listings, no dead tickers, nothing on the refused list.