Abstract
Factors affecting the market for securities are reviewed, special attention being given to economic forces and Government controls. In the light of this discussion the possibilities for forecasting future trends in market prices are considered. The chapter is concluded with an account of the role of the Stock Exchange and a summary of some of the more important procedures.
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Further Reading
H. D. Berman, The Stock Exchange (Pitman 1966).
A. C. L. Day, The Economics of Money (Oxford University Press 1959).
N. J. Gibson, Financial Intermediaries and Monetary Policy, Hobart Paper 39 (Institute of Economic Affairs 1967).
Jan Pen, Modern Economics (Penguin 1965).
H. B. Rose, The Economic Background to Investment (Cambridge University Press 1960).
Michael Stewart, Keynes and After (Penguin 1967).
The Economist, Investors’ Chronicle and the various bank reviews should be consulted for articles on current economic and financial affairs.
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Midgley, K., Burns, R.G. (1969). Market Behaviour and the Stock Exchange. In: Business Finance & the Capital Market. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15309-1_15
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