Project Gutenberg 2019-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 212 Duguid, Charles 1864 1923 The Stock Exchange 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. 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.) "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.) Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Stock Exchange (London, England) HG Text Category: Business/Management Category: Economics 268323 2025-06-23T12:59:27.139765 text/html 260497 2019-03-09T14:25:40 text/html 223968 2025-06-23T12:59:32.053752 application/epub+zip 223346 2025-06-23T12:59:28.049822 application/epub+zip 169146 2025-06-23T12:59:27.549803 application/epub+zip 288126 2025-06-23T12:59:35.070748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261711 2025-06-23T12:59:31.661829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207746 2022-09-26T19:46:20.811489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231000 2025-06-23T12:59:26.715810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231132 2019-03-09T14:25:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18533 2025-06-23T12:59:35.217735 application/rdf+xml 10628 2025-06-23T12:59:27.727829 image/jpeg 1528 2025-06-23T12:59:27.601764 image/jpeg 79713 2019-03-09T14:28:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 191705 2019-03-09T14:28:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 193258 2025-06-23T12:59:27.164791 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog