Electronic Commerce and the Revolution in Financial Markets [Paperback]

Ming Fan (Author), Jan Stallaert (Author), Sayee Srinivasan (Author), Andrew Whinston (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0030329930 | ISBN-13: 978-0030329937 | Publication Date: November 22, 2001 | Edition: 1

This comprehensive book clearly and concisely outlines how Internet technology impacts financial markets. It includes a re-examination of how financial markets, such as the Nasdaq or the NYSE "work," which parties are involved, how the price is produced, how transactions are settled, and more. Written by authors intimately involved in researching and shaping the ongoing transformation in financial markets, this text provides students the chance to look at the day-to-day operations and developments of the marketplace.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; 1 edition (November 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0030329930
• ISBN-13: 978-0030329937
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,534,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Written before its time ...., April 28, 2004

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John goldsmith (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electronic Commerce and the Revolution in Financial Markets (Paperback)

This book really revealed a lot about how Internet Commerce has changed the Financial sector. The book introduces readers to the technology that's driving the information dissemination in financial markets and how trades securely take place over a public network (the Internet).
The book has mind-blowing futuristic visions for markets: the authors describe how the Hollywood market is used to predict successes in movies, how the Iowa market is used to predict the outcomes of presidential elections, etc.
In summary, I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about financial markets and how to implement and manage it with todya's Internet technology. The exposition is clear and the authors look proficient, but it looks like this book was written way ahead of its time ... I read this book just recently, and it was a real revelation to me: written nearly two years ago, what the authors were describing as reality then, is just now slowly coming true ...