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The Work of Wall Street: An Account of the Functions, Methods and History of the New York Money and Stock Markets

by Sereno S. Pratt

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Synopsis:

Contents: Evolution Of Wall Street; General View Of Wall Street; Function Of Wall Street; Scope Of Wall Street; The Stock Market; Investment, Speculation And Gambling; Values And Prices; The Stock Company; Listing Of Securities; The New York Stock Exchange; New York Stock Exchange Clearing House; Tools Of Wall Street; Curb Market And Consolidated Exchange; The Investment Market; The Broker And His Office; The Language Of Wall Street; Reading The Market; The Credit Institutions And The Clearing House; The Use Of Credit In Stock Exchange Transactions; The Bank Statement And The Movement Of Money; (21) The Treasury And The Money Market; Foreign Exchange And The Balance Of Trade; Private Bankers And Underwriting Syndicates; Panics And Crises; Manipulation And Corners; Criticisms Of Wall Street; Expansion To The Breaking Point; Liquidation In Peace And War; Wall Street And The Federal Reserve System; Recovery And Readjustment; And Wall Street And The World Market.

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ISBN:
9781432561031
Subtitle:
An Account of the Functions, Methods and History of the New York Money and Stock Markets
Author:
Pratt, Sereno S.
Editor:
Crowell, John Franklin
Publisher:
Kessinger Publishing
Publication Date:
March 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
476
Dimensions:
9.00x6.00x1.06 in. 1.53 lbs.
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