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# The Stock Exchange where Long-Term Investors find Long-Term Companies

## Platform Capabilities

### Built for long-term efficiency, accuracy,  and compliance.

LTSE’s new trading platform is designed to meet the specific needs of agency and proprietary market participants, offering industry-standard order types and modifiers that provide flexibility and control. With integrated pre-trade risk management, users can configure their risk settings to assist in compliance and prevent trading errors. Industry-standard connectivity options and secure extranet connections provide reliable and fast access.

##### Order Types

##### Risk Management

##### Connectivity Options

##### Market Data Feeds

[Learn More](/content/trading/platform-capabilities/index.html)

### US Spreads By Exchange

03/14/25

"Among independent exchanges, the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has the narrowest volume-weighted-average (VWA) spread in 2025."

Jackson Gutenplan, Deniz Besiroglu

[Read more](/content/lp/ltse-bloomberg-intelligence-report/index.html)

#### "LTSE provides market participants with the sophisticated features and functionality they expect. It brings efficiency, resiliency and transparency to the trading of  long-term companies in ways that enhance execution quality.    Unlike exchanges that use a one-size-fits-all approach, LTSE emphasizes the trading experience for long-term focused companies."

Bill Harts, CEO, Exchange

### Exchange Leadership Team

**Bill Harts,** Exchange CEO

[View Biography](/content/team/bill/index.html)

**Jill Ostergaard,** Chief Regulatory Officer

[View Biography](/content/team/jill/index.html)

**Juan Conde,**

CTO and CISO

[View Biography](/content/team/juan-f/index.html)

**Frank DeGarcia,**

Head of MarketOps

[View Biography](/content/team/frank/index.html)

**Matthew LaCoste,**

Exchange Head of Product Management

[View Biography](/content/team/matthew/index.html)