The four contenders to be Joe Biden’s SEC chair

According to multiple insiders, Biden and his team have identified four candidates as the most likely to be the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission: former Obama administration regulator Gary Gensler, NYU law professor Robert Jackson Jr., former US Attorney Preet Bharara, and former Federal Reserve vice chairman Roger Ferguson.

Nevertheless, there are increasing doubts about the latter two candidates taking on the job, Beltway sources said.

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