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Title:
The stock market
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Edition:
6th ed.
Publication Information:
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1992
ISBN:
9780471540199
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Summary

Summary

The most popular and respected guide to the stock market has now been revised and appears in its sixth edition. It covers all aspects of the workings of the stock market including history, mechanics of transactions, and products. This newest edition has been updated to reflect conditions in today's markets including information on the globalization of the securities business, electronic trading, regulatory changes, program trading, and other current topics.


Table of Contents

Fundamental Information
Securities Markets and Securities Owners
Corporate Securities
U.S. Government and Municipal Securities
Reading the Financial Page
Work of The Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange: Its Function and History
The New York Stock Exchange: Organization and Membership
Listed Stock and Bond, Tickers, and Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange
Trading Procedures
The NASDAQ Stock Market and the National Association of Securities Dealers
The American Stock Exchange and Other U.S. Stock Exchanges
Foreign Markets
Work of The Securities Houses
The Customer and the Broker
Margin Trading
Investment Banking
Securities Delivery, Transfer, and Clearing
Regulations
Manipulation in the Old Market
Regulation, Self-Regulation, and Compliance
Investing Practices and Special Instruments
Stock Price Averages and Indexes
Investing and Trading in Common Stocks
Investment Companies
Fundamentals of Stock Prices
Technical Analysis of Stock Prices
Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
Convertible Securities, Warrants, and Rights
Sources of Information and Security Rating
Glossary
Index