Comment by btian
5 hours ago
> Individuals can make an informed choice to trade it there, rather than have it automatically added to their index fund without having any say.
Are you suggesting index funds need unanimous consent from all owners before a company can be added or removed?
Indexes have rules for entry, so people using them supposedly agree with them. On the other hand, they were talking about opening exceptions for these companies, which was not part of the initial rules.
That's not even slightly what they said. They said that people can trade the stock directly if they want to, rather than have it essentially forced upon them by inclusion in an index