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How The Stock Market Works
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Rating: 3/5 from 10 reviews Good table of contents, mediocre bookWhile this may be a reasonable introduction to the basics of the market and its terminology, it is undermined by truly horrendous editing. Typographic mistakes abound. I hope the editor is more careful with his money than he is with his words. Dangerously InaccuratePrentice-Hall is notorious for sloppy textbooks, and this book is in the company tradition. The text was not edited, proofread, or fact-checked. The glossary entry for wash sales is egregious, but almost any page provides examples. All information in this book is therefore suspect. Good introduction to the mechanics of the marketRather 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
