Inside Wall StreetBeard Books, 2000 - 288 páginas |
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... perhaps inevitable as well . One can find instances in all parts of the district , but the symbolism presented by the streets themselves is the most striking . The people who work in the buildings that line the lanes , most of them for ...
... perhaps inevitable as well . One can find instances in all parts of the district , but the symbolism presented by the streets themselves is the most striking . The people who work in the buildings that line the lanes , most of them for ...
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... Broad Street was faced with marble , and was highlighted by eight lacquered columns and a rococo cornice . The members enjoyed this look of permanence , more so perhaps because many of them remembered the pre - Civil 1877 25.
... Broad Street was faced with marble , and was highlighted by eight lacquered columns and a rococo cornice . The members enjoyed this look of permanence , more so perhaps because many of them remembered the pre - Civil 1877 25.
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Robert Sobel. perhaps because many of them remembered the pre - Civil War period when the Exchange moved from place to place every few years . The organization had prospered during the war , and the profits had been placed in the ...
Robert Sobel. perhaps because many of them remembered the pre - Civil War period when the Exchange moved from place to place every few years . The organization had prospered during the war , and the profits had been placed in the ...
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... perhaps because many were small , were located in out - of - the - way places , and had short lives . According to estimates , there were between 400 and 500 in lower New York , below City Hall , with a majority situated in tenements on ...
... perhaps because many were small , were located in out - of - the - way places , and had short lives . According to estimates , there were between 400 and 500 in lower New York , below City Hall , with a majority situated in tenements on ...
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... perhaps it would be more accu- rate to describe it as a pyramid , for the apex was in New York , where the large banks were within walking distance of one another , and the presidents belonged to the same clubs . There were fifty - one ...
... perhaps it would be more accu- rate to describe it as a pyramid , for the apex was in New York , where the large banks were within walking distance of one another , and the presidents belonged to the same clubs . There were fifty - one ...
Contenido
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NYSEUpstairs | 91 |
Research | 116 |
Options for the Amex | 140 |
SEC | 164 |
The Investment Bankers | 193 |
Institutions | 217 |
Images | 242 |
Coda | 265 |
For Further Reading | 273 |
Bibliography | 275 |
Index | 281 |
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Página 119 - The market is always to be considered as having three movements, all going on at the same time. The first is the narrow movement from day to day. The second is the short swing, running from two weeks to a month or more; the third is the main movement, covering at least four years in its duration.
Página 198 - UNTERMYER: Is not commercial credit based primarily upon money or property? MORGAN: No, sir: the first thing is character.
Página 123 - It deals not only with methods of analyzing individual issues, but also with the establishment of general principles of selection and protection of security holdings. Hence much emphasis has been laid upon distinguishing the investment from the speculative approach, upon setting up sound and workable tests of safety, and upon an understanding of the rights and true interests of investors in senior securities and owners of common stocks.
Página 175 - ... although many specific recommendations for improvements in rules and practices are made in the Report of the Special Study, the report demonstrates that neither the fundamental structure of the securities markets nor of the regulatory pattern of the securities acts requires dramatic reconstruction. The report should not impair public confidence in the securities markets, but should strengthen it as suggestions for raising standards are put into practice.
Página 175 - At the outset we emphasize that, although many specific recommendations for improvements in rules and practices are made in the Report of the Special Study, the report demonstrates that neither the fundamental structure of the securities markets nor of the regulatory pattern of the securities acts requires dramatic reconstruction.
Página 193 - This squalid mess is due to nothing but Governor Roosevelt's own weakness and timidity. . . . The trouble with Franklin D. Roosevelt is that his mind is not very clear, his purposes are not simple, and his methods are not direct.
Página 176 - We are challenged to elevate our sights — to concern ourselves with new areas of cooperation before we concern ourselves with new areas of control." He suggested to the regulatory agencies that they develop new cooperation with business rather than concentrating on new controls over business. OPPOSITION TO 8. 985 We want to register our opposition to Senate bill 985 for several specific reasons. I will just give general...
Página 120 - ... time after such top or bottom has been made. Sometimes people are able to guess when prices are at the top or at the bottom, but such...