Broker-Dealer TradeZero to Go Public with a SPAC Merger

TradeZero, a US and Bahamas-based broker-dealer, announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement for a merger with the blank check company, Dune Acquisition Corporation. This will allow the Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term to become a publicly listed company.

At the closure of the merger deal, the combined entity will be called TradeZero Global Inc., and its shares, under the ticker symbol TRAD, are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange Stock Exchange A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin A stock exchange, also known as a securities exchange or bourse represents is a facility where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.This includes shares of stock, bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or other financial instruments. By extension, stock exchanges can also provide facilities for the issue and redemption of such securities and instruments and capital events including the payment of income and dividendsStock exchanges have developed into a permanent fixture in the fin Read this Term (NYSE).

“We are excited to partner with Daniel, Kosta Corriveau, and the rest of TradeZero’s management team to bring this next-generation trading platform to the public markets,” said Carter Glatt, the Founder and CEO at Dune.

Under the agreed terms, Dune will merge with TradeZero at a proforma combined enterprise value of approximately $556 million and an equity value of $716 million. TradeZero’s existing holders will roll all of their equity holdings into the merged entity, becoming its majority shareholder with 70 percent of the stakes.

Riding the Retail Trading Frenzy

Founded in 2015, TradeZero established itself as a commission-free stock trading platform. It gained popularity earlier this year with the meme stock frenzy, resulting in a massive surge in its new customers.

“Fundamentally, we are a trading platform designed for the rapidly evolving demands of the individual active trader,” Daniel Pipitone, Co-Founder and CEO of TradeZero, said. “As traders’ sophistication has increased across the retail community, we have built a new-age system focused on providing the flexible capabilities needed to equalize the playing field when transacting in U.S. equities and equity options.”

“We believe that we are in the early-innings of addressing an underserved end-market ripe for continued investment.”

Earlier this year, Robinhood went public on a US stock exchange. However, the platform was heavily fined for its controversial business model and is still facing criticism.