ABSTRACT

The Stock Exchange has been described as the mart of the world; as the nerve-centre of the politics and finances of nations; as the barometer of their prosperity and adversity; and as the bottomless pit of London, worse than all the hells. This book, first published in 1904, examines the London Stock Exchange in its purest sense, as the market for stocks and shares.

chapter I|4 pages

What the Stock Exchange is

chapter II|9 pages

The Market-Place

chapter III|7 pages

The Members and Their Clerks

chapter IV|4 pages

The Committee

chapter V|10 pages

Brokers and Jobbers

chapter VI|9 pages

How Business is Transacted

chapter VII|7 pages

The Settlement

chapter VIII|6 pages

The Zoology of the House

chapter IX|9 pages

Option Dealing

chapter X|13 pages

The Wares of the Market

chapter XI|6 pages

Failures

chapter XII|13 pages

Price Lists and Records

chapter XIII|11 pages

The Royal Commission’s View

chapter XIV|10 pages

A Sketch History

chapter XV|8 pages

A Broker’s Day

chapter XVI|6 pages

From a Social Point of View