Inside Wall StreetBeard Books, 2000 - 288 páginas |
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Página 19
... trading floors at the exchanges , tour the Subtreasury , or simply walk through the streets and lanes . All around ... trades in minutes , and then be turned off , because the humans who handled the next step could not keep up with them ...
... trading floors at the exchanges , tour the Subtreasury , or simply walk through the streets and lanes . All around ... trades in minutes , and then be turned off , because the humans who handled the next step could not keep up with them ...
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... trading was not unusually large . True , a Vanderbilt road , the Lake Shore , had dominated trading , with 225,000 shares changing hands , but this was due more to unexpected losses rather than fears of a 1877 23.
... trading was not unusually large . True , a Vanderbilt road , the Lake Shore , had dominated trading , with 225,000 shares changing hands , but this was due more to unexpected losses rather than fears of a 1877 23.
Página 26
... trading and close it down in late afternoon , but in practice the first vice - president handled morning trades while the second vice - president was there for the sec- ond session . Each of these men received a salary of $ 7,500 . The ...
... trading and close it down in late afternoon , but in practice the first vice - president handled morning trades while the second vice - president was there for the sec- ond session . Each of these men received a salary of $ 7,500 . The ...
Página 27
... trading organization and philosophy . Recognizing the situation , the N.Y.S.E. proposed a merger in 1869 , and the Open Board accepted . It was from this union that the modern N.Y.S.E. originated . Thus , the Exchange in its present ...
... trading organization and philosophy . Recognizing the situation , the N.Y.S.E. proposed a merger in 1869 , and the Open Board accepted . It was from this union that the modern N.Y.S.E. originated . Thus , the Exchange in its present ...
Página 28
... trading proce- dures and scope , with the former arising from the amalgamation with the Open Board , the latter from the development of new technologies combined with an informed opportunism . Prior to the Civil War , the Exchange had ...
... trading proce- dures and scope , with the former arising from the amalgamation with the Open Board , the latter from the development of new technologies combined with an informed opportunism . Prior to the Civil War , the Exchange had ...
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...