The Stock Exchange From Within

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Author

Van Antwerp, William C. (William Clarkson), 1867-1938

Title

The Stock Exchange from Within

Credits

Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

HG: Social sciences: Finance

Subject

Stock exchanges

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60082

Release Date

August 9, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE STOCK EXCHANGE FROM WITHIN
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I THE FUNCTIONS OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE
5. 5.CHAPTER II THE USES AND ABUSES OF SPECULATION
6. 6.CHAPTER III THE BEAR AND SHORT SELLING
7. 7.CHAPTER IV THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BANKS AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE
8. 8.CHAPTER V PUBLICITY IN EXCHANGE AFFAIRS; CAUTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS
9. 9.CHAPTER VI PANICS, AND THE CRISIS OF 1907
10. 10.CHAPTER VII A BRIEF HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ATTEMPTS TO RESTRAIN OR SUPPRESS SPECULATION
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII THE DAY ON ’CHANGE, WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS
12. 12.CHAPTER IX THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AND COMPARISONS WITH ITS NEW YORK PROTOTYPE
13. 13.CHAPTER X THE PARIS BOURSE; A MONOPOLY UNDER GOVERNMENT
14. 14.APPENDIX REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR’S COMMITTEE ON SPECULATION IN SECURITIES AND COMMODITIES 1909 — THE SUBJECT IN GENERAL — THE PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED — THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE — PATRONS OF THE EXCHANGE — CHARACTER OF TRANSACTIONS — MARGIN TRADING — PYRAMIDING — SHORT SELLING — MANIPULATION OF PRICES — “WASH SALES” AND “MATCHED ORDERS” — CORNERS — FAILURES AND EXAMINATION OF BOOKS — REHYPOTHECATION OF SECURITIES — DEALING FOR CLERKS — LISTING REQUIREMENTS — FICTITIOUS TRADES — UNIT OF TRADING — STOCK CLEARING HOUSE — SPECIALISTS — BRANCH OFFICES — INCORPORATION OF EXCHANGE — WALL STREET AS A FACTOR — THE CONSOLIDATED STOCK EXCHANGE — COGNATE SUBJECTS — HOLDING COMPANIES — RECEIVERSHIPS — EFFECT OF THE MONEY MARKET ON SPECULATION — THE USURY LAW — THE CURB MARKET — ITS UTILITY — EVILS OF UNORGANIZED STATUS — REFORMATION OF THE CURB — THE ABUSE OF ADVERTISING — BRITISH SYSTEM CONSIDERED — LEGISLATION RECOMMENDED — BUCKET-SHOPS — AMENDMENT OF LAW RECOMMENDED — SALES OF QUOTATIONS — LICENSING TICKERS — THE COMMODITY EXCHANGES — THE MAJOR EXCHANGES — DEALING IN “FUTURES” — HEDGING — ALTERNATIVE CONTRACTS — THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE — CLEARING SYSTEM — THE COTTON EXCHANGE — GRADING OF COTTON — INORDINATE SPECULATION — THE COFFEE EXCHANGE — THE OTHER EXCHANGES — THE EXPERIENCE OF GERMANY — THE LAW OF 1896 — DETRIMENTAL CONSEQUENCES — MODIFICATION OF LAW IN 1908 — THANKS TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
15. 15.FOOTNOTES
16. 16.INDEX
17. 17.Transcriber’s Notes

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