Increasing Client Value

 INCREASING CLIENT VALUE. We care about the success and value of the companies posted with ISM.

STOP TRADING. START INVESTING.® –  Not just a clever registered trademark.

Trading and investing are not the same. It’s true that both transfer wealth, but there is a big difference:

Traders, such as speculators, investment bankers, trading oriented broker dealers, clearing houses, and traditional exchanges (e.g. Nasdaq and NYSE) make money when there is a transaction.

Investors, such as asset managers and asset driven wealth managers make money when asset valuations increase. ISM owns equity in each ISM listed company. Our motivation is that the companies on our national stock exchange succeed and when they do, their investors and ISM should succeed.

It was a pleasant surprise to learn that our decision to focus on our listed companies’ long-term success instead of transactional revenue, Independent Stock Market could actually be more profitable.

REVENUE MODEL – Q&A

Q: What is the product of ISM?

A: We are a stock exchange. Our product is equity trading and assisting the companies listing and who are listed on our platform.

Q:How does ISM make money?

A: We charge a listing fee for REG CF of $10,000 and 5% equity, and for REG A+ of $100,000 and up to 3% equity. We charge $60,000 annually for listing and other services. We charge transaction fees for each sale of stock as well as membership fees of $1,000 annually to broker/dealer firms. We utilize DTTC and their Automated Customer Account Transfer Services to handle transactions, with membership with the NSCC.

NASDAQ & ISM

We thought we would show NASDAQ and its income streams – even though not detailing pricing for transactions, this should give those looking to partner with ISM a basic understanding of projected revenues beyond the 10 year cash flow projections. These numbers are not based on those.

NASDAQ Q1 2022 OPERATING INCOME

Market Service Revenue (Transaction fees)                                                                   $200,000,000

Corporate Platforms Revenue (Listing fees)                                                                   $75,000,000

Investment Intelligence (Data sharing fees w/46K indexes)                                     $184,000,000

Market Technology (130 infrastructure clients in 50 countries)                                $4,000,000

Nasdaq net worth as of July 01, 2022 is $25.62B – Macrotrends.com

ISM Q1 2030 OPERATING INCOME PROJECTIONS

Market Service Revenue (Transaction fees)                                                                  $20,000,000

New Corporate Platforms Revenue (Listing fees 250 entities x $100K)                  $25,000,000

Residual Corporating Platforms Revenue (5,000 companies x $15K)                    $75,000,000

New Equities (2% ownership x 250 entities at $25M value)                                        $125,000,000

ISM REMAINING EQUITY HOLDINGS PROJECTIONS 2030

(5,000 companies x 2% ownership x $25M valuation)                                                  $2,500,000,000                                                                               

[This doesn’t take into consideration revenues from equity crowdfunding consulting and other affiliated revenues. We are simply showing a potential comparison between NASDAQ and ISM]