| Preface | | v | | CHAPTER | | PAGE | | I. | The Functions of the Stock Exchange | 3 | | II. | The Uses and Abuses of Speculation | 35 | | III. | The Bear and Short Selling | 71 | | IV. | The Relationship Between the Banks and the Stock Exchange | 99 | | V. | Publicity in Exchange Affairs; Cautions and Precautions | 131 | | VI. | Panics, and the Crisis of 1907 | 183 | | VII. | A Brief History of Legislative Attempts to Restrain or Suppress Speculation | 223 | | VIII. | The Day on ’Change, with Suggestions for Beginners | 261 | | IX. | The London Stock Exchange, and Comparisons with Its New York Prototype | 323 | | X. | The Paris Bourse; a Monopoly Under Government | 383 | | Appendix. | The Report of the Hughes Commission | 415 | | Index. | | 447 |
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