Stock Exchange Specialists : A Review of Their Role In Equities Trading.

Provides background on U.S. securities market, and reviews role of stock exchange specialists in equities trading. Presents statistics on specialists and specialist units, and explains block trading. Summarizes criticisms of specialists and specialist system, recommends changes to strengthen and mod...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Securities. Stockbrokers. Stock exchanges. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on U.S. securities market, and reviews role of stock exchange specialists in equities trading. Presents statistics on specialists and specialist units, and explains block trading. Summarizes criticisms of specialists and specialist system, recommends changes to strengthen and modify specialist system, and suggests alternatives to specialist system. Includes tables and glossary.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.