From Library Journal
Dalton, a practicing attorney and former assistant director of the Floor Rules department at the American Stock Exchange, has written an updated edition of his comprehensive examination of how stock markets function. The topics include what the markets offer, reading the financial press, the initial public offering, specialists, brokerage firms, theories, and operations in various offices. Recent developments over the long bull market are also examined, i…
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Rather than providing any sort of investment advice, this book explains the actual workings of the stock market. How a trade flows from a customer, through a broker, to the floor, and on to the various settlement engines. It’s good background for anyone who invests in the market, and especially useful to anyone who works in (or with) the financial IT industry.
As other reviewers have noted, the poor copy-editing is embarassing. But even with all the typos, the information presented is very useful.