Friend or foe ? Information technology and the London Stock Exchange since 1700

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
As this paper shows, the historical experience can shed much light on the forces at work within the securities market, including that produced by changes in information technology. The historical evidence reveals the important role played by stock exchanges not only as organized markets, but as regulatory bodies. Though trading might disappear within programmed electronic networks linking offices worldwide, supervision is still required to be embedded within particular jurisdictions, and that necessitated specific locations.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 1997, vol. 23, n°. 3, p. 304-326, Collation : Illustration

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press