Paid finance content, done by the rules.
When a listed company pays a creator to talk about it, securities rules apply to both of them. Videoster builds those rules into every booking, so creators can take the work and companies can say yes to it.
Compliance pack
Every rule, and what we do about it.
Built into every finance booking. Creators can’t remove these steps from a package.
| Risk | Rule | What it requires | What Videoster does | How |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid promotion of a security | SEC §17(b) | The amount and the payer stated in the content | A fixed disclosure line filled in with the real amount and payer; the description’s first line is checked automatically | Automatic |
| Endorsements | FTC Endorsement Guides | Clear disclosure, where viewers will see it | Required in three places: on screen at the start (signed by the creator, with a screenshot), first line of the description, YouTube paid-promotion label (both checked automatically) | Automatic + signed |
| Inside information | MNPI, Reg FD | The company shares only public information | Signed affirmation at checkout, recorded with the email and time; the creator commits to use only public information | Signed |
| Offerings and IPOs | Quiet periods | No promotion while an offering is under way | Asked at checkout: a company in a quiet period cannot book; “unsure” is recorded and shown to the creator before they confirm | Signed |
| Trading around the video | Scalping | The creator doesn’t trade the stock around the content | Holdings declared on confirming; no-trade window from 30 days before to 30 days after publishing | Signed |
| Company trading windows | Blackout periods | Timing that respects the company’s own policy | With a next earnings date, a booking that would publish in the 14 days before it is refused at checkout, and the publish date is checked against that window | Automatic |
| Keeping a record | Recordkeeping | Proof of what was agreed, approved and published | An exportable evidence pack and a public disclosure page for every paid video | Recorded |
Videoster provides the workflow, the records and the checks. It does not give legal advice; each company and creator remains responsible for its own compliance.
What checkout asks the company
- Ticker and exchange
- Next earnings date, if set
- Offering or IPO quiet period: no, yes or unsure
- Signed MNPI affirmation, recorded with the email and the time
Checked automatically after publishing
- Description line 1 says it is paid, names the payer and the amount, and links the disclosure page
- YouTube’s paid promotion label is on
- Published outside the company’s blackout window
Disclosure
One line viewers can’t miss, and a page with the rest.
The short version goes in the video and the description. The full details live on a public disclosure page for that video. The line is a fixed template with the real amount and payer filled in; the company’s own counsel decides whether it is enough for them.
Paid partnership: [Company] paid me US$5,400 for this video. Full disclosure: videoster.com/d/[code]
Disclosure page
Who paid and how much · the format and dates · the creator’s holdings declaration and no-trade window · the result of the disclosure check
Formats
What finance creators offer on Videoster.
Each comes with a workflow and any extra rules its format needs, like disclosure on screen for a whole live stream.
Long-form video
Company deep-dive
Long-form video
Technology explainer
Long-form video
Sector map, sponsored
Long-form video
Annual report walkthrough
Live
Live Q&A with management
Live
Earnings-night live reaction
Short-form
Shorts pack
Series
Quarterly series
On location
Site visit
On location
Investor day coverage
Written and audio
Podcast episode
Localisation
Your IR video, in Mandarin
For finance creators
Take paid work from listed companies without risking your audience’s trust or your own position. Free, and you keep the full price.
Create your menu →For listed companies and IR teams
Book creators who have already committed to disclosure, with the checks your legal team will ask about and a record to keep.
Browse finance creators →Finance is the first industry on Videoster.
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