The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently approved new rules allowing brokers to use S&P 500 and Russell 1000 constituent stocks as collateral in securities lending. This change gives institutional investors greater flexibility in capital deployment and is expected to improve market liquidity, potentially affecting the logic behind risk-asset pricing. How institutions adopt it in the future will be a key point to watch.

Gate News: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, US2000 (Russell 2000) has surged by 1.5% in a short period. Current volatility is significantly higher than recent averages, indicating increased market

On March 24th, the Russell 2000 Index rebounded approximately 2%, warming sentiment in the crypto market as investors reassess recession expectations. Capital inflows into small-cap stocks and shifts in market structure have enhanced risk appetite, providing support for Bitcoin and altcoins. Analysis indicates that if equity market risk sentiment continues to improve, the crypto market is also expected to sustain its rebound.

On March 10th, the 0x58c address continued to build long positions on the S&P 500 with 20x leverage during the US stock market holiday, reaching a position size of $1 million. Additionally, this address also positioned in Russell 2000 longs and crude oil hedging portfolios, indicating a bullish outlook on the US stock and crude oil markets.