Introduction to Financial TechnologyThe financial technology environment is a dynamic, high-pressured, fast-paced world in which developing fast and efficient buy-and-sell order processing systems and order executing (clearing and settling) systems is of primary importance. The orders involved come from an ever-changing network of people (traders, brokers, market makers) and technology. To prepare people to succeed in this environment, seasoned financial technology veteran Roy Freedman presents both the technology and the finance side in this comprehensive overview of this dynamic area. He covers the broad range of topics involved in this industry--including auction theory, databases, networked computer clusters, back-office operations, derivative securities, regulation, compliance, bootstrap statistics, optimization, and risk management—in order to present an in-depth treatment of the current state-of-the-art in financial technology. Each chapter concludes with a list of exercises; a list of references; a list of websites for further information; and case studies.
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... investor could buy one share of VOC for either 500 pounds or 3000 guilders. For the first few years VOC increased working capital in more ships, ports, and employees: the first dividend (distribution of profit) was declared and ...
... investing has always been a concern to securities regulators and securities attorneys, both in perception and in actuality. 1.3. Financial. vs. Military. Systems. and. Physical. Delivery. From an operational perspective, financial ...
... investors. For example, one of the first activities of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (organized in 1791) was to sell shares in the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Company whose purpose was to build a modern toll road to New York ...
... investing partners were allowed to use their original company names (probably to take advantage of name recognition and product branding) and form other express ventures. In 1852, Henry Wells (1805–1878) and William Fargo (1818–1881) ...
... investors in a corporation run by the U.S. government. Box 1-4 The Express Companies American Express Within 10 years of its founding in 1850, the New York office of American Express (in Tribeca between Hudson and Jay Streets) was the ...