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Title: The Stock Exchange
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Contents: What the Stock Exchange is -- The market-place -- The members and their clerks -- The Committee -- Brokers and jobbers -- How business is transacted -- The settlement -- The zoology of the House -- Option dealing -- The wares of the market -- Failures -- Price lists and records -- The Royal Commission's view -- A sketch history -- A broker's day -- From a social point of view.
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Produced by David King and the Online Distributed
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Summary: "The Stock Exchange" by Charles Duguid is a comprehensive guide to the operations and intricacies of the Stock Exchange, written in the early 20th century. The publication aims to demystify the complex mechanisms of stock trading for readers who may be unfamiliar with financial markets. Duguid, a city editor with experience in the field, uses clear and straightforward language to describe the essential elements of the Stock Exchange, including its purpose, structure, and the roles of its participants. The beginning of the text establishes the Stock Exchange as a critical marketplace for transactions related to stocks and shares, emphasizing its influence on the world's economy. Duguid discusses the various definitions of the Stock Exchange, suggesting it is both a market and a vital nerve center for global finance. He also explains the roles of different market participants, such as brokers, jobbers, and members, and introduces the operational dynamics of trading within this unique environment. Overall, the opening sets a foundation for understanding the Stock Exchange's significance and operations, preparing readers for the detailed discussions that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Duguid, Charles, 1864-1923
EBook No.: 59042
Published: Mar 9, 2019
Downloads: 102
Language: English
Subject: Stock Exchange (London, England)
LoCC: Social sciences: Finance
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Stock Exchange
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Contents: What the Stock Exchange is -- The market-place -- The members and their clerks -- The Committee -- Brokers and jobbers -- How business is transacted -- The settlement -- The zoology of the House -- Option dealing -- The wares of the market -- Failures -- Price lists and records -- The Royal Commission's view -- A sketch history -- A broker's day -- From a social point of view.
Credits:
Produced by David King and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net.
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive.)
Summary: "The Stock Exchange" by Charles Duguid is a comprehensive guide to the operations and intricacies of the Stock Exchange, written in the early 20th century. The publication aims to demystify the complex mechanisms of stock trading for readers who may be unfamiliar with financial markets. Duguid, a city editor with experience in the field, uses clear and straightforward language to describe the essential elements of the Stock Exchange, including its purpose, structure, and the roles of its participants. The beginning of the text establishes the Stock Exchange as a critical marketplace for transactions related to stocks and shares, emphasizing its influence on the world's economy. Duguid discusses the various definitions of the Stock Exchange, suggesting it is both a market and a vital nerve center for global finance. He also explains the roles of different market participants, such as brokers, jobbers, and members, and introduces the operational dynamics of trading within this unique environment. Overall, the opening sets a foundation for understanding the Stock Exchange's significance and operations, preparing readers for the detailed discussions that follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Duguid, Charles, 1864-1923
EBook No.: 59042
Published: Mar 9, 2019
Downloads: 102
Language: English
Subject: Stock Exchange (London, England)
LoCC: Social sciences: Finance
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.