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The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the index, which will primarily include U.S. Treasury securities and long-dated call options (LEAP Options) on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). The index is a rules-based, quantitative index that seeks to provide capital protection against the unpredictable, rare and highly disruptive events that have come to be referred to as Black Swans. The fund is non-diversified.

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ETF Managers Group founder and CEO Samuel Masucci resigned from his role as chief executive and other related positions as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which notified him of its decision to bring a civil action stemming from a probe into the company’s cannabis exchange-traded fund.

ETF Managers Group CEO Samuel Masucci Steps Down Amid SEC Probe And Alleged Conflicts Of Interest

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Trump Media &amp; Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DJT#NASDAQ">DJT</a>)&#8217;s chief financial officer and two other insiders have sold millions of dollars worth of shares following the election, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/DJT">according to SEC filings</a>. 
The Details: Trump Media's CFO and treasurer Phillip Juhan sold 320,000 shares on Friday, Nov. 8 at a price of $30.65 per share for a total of $9.8 million in stock, according to a Form 4 <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000239/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml">filing.</a> On Monday, Juhan sold another 64,000 shares at $32.97 per share, or $2.11 million in stock, according to the same filing.
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Juhan previously <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000114036124045278/ef20038154_424b3.htm">disclosed </a>a trading plan that revealed his intention to sell 400,000 Trump Media &amp; Technology shares by December 2025. Juhan still holds 265,798 shares of DJT, according to the filing, most of which are restricted stock units (RSUs) <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000234/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml">awarded </a>to him on Nov. 5 that cannot be immediately sold.
One-quarter of Juhan's restricted stock units will become eligible for sale on Dec. 25, 2024, and the remaining shares will vest in quarterly installments through March 2027.
Scott Glabe, Trump Media's general counsel and secretary, on Friday sold 15,917 shares for $32.19 per share, or a total of $512,368, an SEC <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000240/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml">filing </a>shows.&nbsp; Glabe still <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000236/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml">holds</a> 336,576 restricted stock units in Trump Media which will vest according to the same schedule as Juhan's RSUs.
Eric Swider, director, sold 136,183 shares of DJT on Friday at $28.23 per share, or a total of $3.84 million in stock, according to his Form 4 <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000238/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml">filing</a>. Swider disposed of all of his shares, but his company, Renatus Advisors, still owns 18,043 shares of Trump Media.
Benzinga reached out to Trump Media &amp; Technology Group for comment on the stock sales.
Donald Trump, the majority shareholder of Trump Media &amp; Technology, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000146/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml">holds</a> 114.75 million shares, representing about 60% of the company&#8217;s total shares. Trump <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/media/24/11/41853221/trump-says-he-wont-sell-trump-media-stock">denied rumors </a>of a potential share sale in a post on Truth Social last Thursday.&nbsp;
Trump said the rumors were &#8220;fake, untrue, and probably illegal,&#8221; likely spread by market manipulators or short sellers. He emphasized, &#8220;I have no intention of selling.&#8221;
DJT Price Action: According to data from <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?gspk=YWRhbWVja2VydDUzMzY&amp;gsxid=zBMR4PKmcgBw">Benzinga Pro</a>, Trump Media &amp; Technology shares were down 3.84% at $27.82 late in Thursday&#8217;s trading session.
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Precigen (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PGEN#NASDAQ">PGEN</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.09) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.08) by 12.5 percent. This is a 12.5 percent decrease over losses of $(0.08) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $953.00 thousand which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.25 million by 23.76 percent. This is a 30.89 percent decrease over sales of $1.38 million the same period last year.

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Precigen Q3 2024 GAAP EPS $(0.09) Misses $(0.08) Estimate, Sales $953.00K Miss $1.25M Estimate

Billionaire Elon Musk may have been one of the central figures in the 2024 presidential election and Republican voters now view him more favorably than a year ago after Donald Trump <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/11/41768178/donald-trump-defeats-kamala-harris-to-win-2024-election">won the election.</a>
What Happened: Musk endorsed Trump in the 2024 presidential election and<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41353213/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-to-campaign-for-trump-in-pennsylvania-asks-attendees-to-support-free-speech-ther"> campaigned for the president-elect </a>in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.
Since helping Trump win the 2024 election, Musk has been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/regulations/24/11/41931503/trump-forms-doge-with-elon-musk-and-vivek-ramaswamy-at-the-helm-will-it-impact-tesla-ceos-role-at-the-ev-giant-and-spacex">named to lead</a> the Department of Government Efficiency, or D.O.G.E for short, alongside Vivek Ramaswamy.
Musk will likely play a central role in the Trump administration going forward and it comes as Republicans have a more favorable opinion of the billionaire.
A Morning Consult <a href="https://pro.morningconsult.com/analysis/elon-musk-trump-administration-influence">poll </a>conducted on Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 after Trump won the election found that 72% of Republicans had a favorable view of Musk, up from 52% a year ago. The poll found that 17% of Republican had an unfavorable view of Musk. The remaining respondents said they had heard of Musk and had no opinion (10%) or had never heard of Musk (1%).
For comparison, here is how Musk's favorable and unfavorable ratings compare to other key Republican figures. The following are the percent of Republican voters who said they viewed each person favorable or unfavorable:
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<li>Donald Trump: 87% favorable, 11% unfavorable</li>
<li>Republicans in Congress: 83% favorable, 12% unfavorable</li>
<li>J.D. Vance: 74% favorable, 12% unfavorable</li>
<li>Mike Johnson: 39% favorable, 14% unfavorable</li>
<li>Mitch McConnell: 29% favorable, 37% unfavorable</li>
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The poll shows Musk's favorable rating ranking nearly the same as vice-president-elect Vance. Musk also is viewed more favorable by Republicans than that of Speaker of the House Johnson and current Senate Minority Leader McConnell.
Musk does have the second worst unfavorable rating at 17%, ranking only ahead of McConnell, who has often clashed with Trump and members of his own party.
The poll also found that 53% of Republicans said Musk should play "a major role" in the Trump administration moving forward. This ranked ahead of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who saw 49% of Republican voters say he should play a major role moving forward.
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Why It's Important: Musk is viewed much more favorably by Republican voters than Democrats and Independent voters according to the latest poll.
The poll found that Democratic voters view Musk more unfavorable (71%) than favorable (17%). This is a big change from a year ago when Musk had a favorable rating of 32% and unfavorable rating of 46% from Democratic voters.
Independent voters are also more likely to have an unfavorable view of Musk (48%) than a favorable one (36%). This is a change from a year ago when 40% had unfavorable views of Musk and 34% viewed him favorable.
Overall, Musk had a favorable rating of 42% and unfavorable rating of 45% across all voters, compared to 40% favorable and 36% unfavorable a year ago.
Morning Consult has conducted the poll asking for views on Musk four times based on the latest poll, with results coming for April 2022, June 2022, November 2023 and November 2024.
Musk had his highest overall favorable rating of 45% from all voters back in April 2022.
While Musk's favorable rating is up to 72% and his unfavorable rating was down compared to a year ago amongst Republican voters, Musk had a lower unfavorable rating from Republican voters of 13% back in April 2022.
One of the key questions moving forward is if Musk's support of Trump, who has been a vocal critic of electric vehicles will hurt Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>).
Based on the surging price of Tesla stock since the 2024 election, Tesla investors see a Trump win as a positive with shares up 14.8% on the day after the election. Tesla stock is up 24.6% since the closing price on Election Day.
Trump's win could see the end of federal credits for electric vehicles, which could be negative for the sector. Tesla may not lose as much as the company is profitable and has large scale compared to electric vehicle competitors.
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Elon Musk's Favorability With GOP Voters Nearly As High As J.D. Vance: How Views Of Billionaire Changed Among Political Parties

Chardan Capital analyst Keay Nakae downgrades Allurion Technologies (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ALUR#NYSE">ALUR</a>) from Buy to Neutral.

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Bakkt Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BKKT#NYSE">BKKT</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.45) per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $(1.35) by 66.67 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $328.400 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $16.400 million by 1.90K percent. This is a 60.35 percent increase over sales of $204.800 million the same period last year.

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Bakkt Hldgs Q3 2024 GAAP EPS $(0.45) Beats $(1.35) Estimate, Sales $328.400M Beat $16.400M Estimate

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Siyata Mobile (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SYTA#NASDAQ">SYTA</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.40) per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $(1.67) by 76.05 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.863 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $6.000 million by 2.28 percent. This is a 218.30 percent increase over sales of $1.842 million the same period last year.

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Siyata Mobile Q3 2024 GAAP EPS $(0.40) Beats $(1.67) Estimate, Sales $5.863M Miss $6.000M Estimate

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Post management expects Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal year 2025 to be between $1,410-$1,460 million. Post management expects fiscal year 2025 capital expenditures to range between $380-$420 million, which includes Post Consumer Brands investment in network optimization and pet food safety and capacity, for aggregate expenditures of $90-$100 million. This also includes Foodservice investment in the completion of the Norwalk, Iowa precooked egg facility expansion and continued cage-free egg facility expansion, for aggregate expenditures of $80-$90 million.
Post provides Adjusted EBITDA guidance only on a non-GAAP basis and does not provide a reconciliation of its forward-looking Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP guidance measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, including adjustments that could be made for income/expense on swaps, net, gain/loss on extinguishment of debt, net, integration and transaction costs, mark-to-market adjustments on commodity and foreign exchange hedges, mark-to-market adjustments and impairments on equity securities and investments, equity method investment adjustment and other charges reflected in Post's reconciliations of historical numbers, the amounts of which, based on historical experience, could be significant. For additional information regarding Post's non-GAAP measures, see the related explanations presented under "Use of Non-GAAP Measures."

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Post Management Expects Adjusted EBITDA For FY25 To Be Between $1.410B-$1.460B; Capital Expenditures To Range Between $380M-$420M

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D. Boral Capital Maintains Buy on Invivyd, Maintains $9 Price Target

Post Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/POST#NYSE">POST</a>) reported quarterly earnings of $1.53 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.23 by 24.39 percent. This is a 6.13 percent decrease over earnings of $1.63 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.01 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.97 billion by 2.29 percent. This is a 3.34 percent increase over sales of $1.95 billion the same period last year.

Post Hldgs Q4 Adj $1.53 Beats $1.23 Estimate, Sales $2.01B Beat $1.97B Estimate

CEA Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CEAD#NASDAQ">CEAD</a>) reported quarterly losses of $(0.94) per share. This is a 21.67 percent increase over losses of $(1.20) per share from the same period last year. The company reported $391.00 thousand in sales this quarter. This is a 57.20 percent decrease over sales of $913.57 thousand the same period last year.

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CEA Industries Q3 EPS $(0.94) Up From $(1.20) YoY, Sales $391.00K Down From $913.57K YoY

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ETF Managers Group founder and CEO Samuel Masucci&nbsp;resigned from his role as chief executive and other related positions as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which notified him of its decision to bring a civil action stemming from a probe into the company&rsquo;s cannabis exchange-traded fund.

The move comes weeks after ETFMG announced it was selling its ETF lineup to Amplify ETFs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SWAN#NYSE">SWAN</a>)&nbsp;in a deal expected to close this year. The firm also recently announced two ETF closures, reported several sources.&nbsp;

The settlement involves &ldquo;alleged non-disclosure of conflicts of interest&rdquo; connected to the participation&nbsp;of ETFMG Alternative Harvest&nbsp;ETF&rsquo;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MJ#NYSE">MJ</a>), the first cannabis exchange-traded fund in the U.S., in the securities lending program administered by its prior custodian, according to a recent filing with the SEC.

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Masucci and the firm apparently received Wells notices advising them the SEC staff anticipated the civil action, which noted that Masucci and the company cooperated with the investigation.

During the process, each recipient demonstrated to the SEC staff why it thought its conduct was appropriate and in keeping with industry standards, and therefore no action should be taken.&nbsp;

&ldquo;The SEC has a wide range of tools in its arsenal, and typically insisting upon the resignation of an individual is one that they would use where they believe that an individual is at the crux of the wrongdoing,&rdquo; said Brian Hamburger, a lawyer who focuses on regulatory compliance at Hamburger Law. &ldquo;If that&#39;s a component of those undertakings, then that is certainly indicative of SEC sentiment.&rdquo;

Masucci, who also resigned as president and secretary of the trust, board chairman and portfolio manager to more than a dozen ETFs, agreed to resign as CEO and as trustee of ETF Managers Trust as part of the agreement. He and the firm consented to SEC staff findings without admitting or denying them, according to the filing.

Masucci&nbsp;was&nbsp;at the center of an earlier ETF industry controversy in 2019 when&nbsp;his firm was ordered to pay $80 million to NASDAQ for breach of contract, settling a dispute over the&nbsp;ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK)&nbsp;and four other ETFs with combined assets of $2.1 billion, per Yahoo Finance.

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