Blue skies and boiler rooms : buying and selling securities in Canada, 1870-1940
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Book
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ISBN 10
0802041841
ISBN 13
9780802041845
Category
Alberta
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Publication Year
1997
Publisher
Pages
390
Subject
History
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Abstract
"Blue Skies and Boiler Rooms describes the evolution of the securities market in Canada, from the onset of trading, through the boom of the 1920s and the depression of the 1930s, to the outbreak of the Second World War. The book documents the problems of fraud, misrepresentation, and manipulation of prices, which plagued the securities industry from the outset and which eventually led to market regulation, first by the stock exchanges and later, after the First World War, by governments.This is a tale well told, with a splendid cast of crooks and raffish characters. It is also an in-depth study based on extensive primary research that captures the distinctiveness of the development of the Canadian securities market. Armstrong's book shows that today's Bre-X saga is only the latest in a series of episodes in which investors have fixed their hopes for quick and easy profits on speculative mining stock. It will be welcomed by students and scholars of financial, business, and economic history." - Voila
Description
Contents:
1. Beginnings -- 2. Selling Stuff -- 3. The Development of the Exchanges -- 4. Blue Skies -- 5. War Clouds -- 6. Highbinders and Re-Loaders -- 7. Fighting Fraud -- 8. Crash -- 9. Into the Depths -- 10. The Ordeal of F.H. Deacon -- 11. Reform -- 12. Challenges -- 13. Revival Stalled -- 14. Uncertainty -- Appendix. Volume of Securities Traded on Canadian Stock Exchanges, 1901-1936.
1. Beginnings -- 2. Selling Stuff -- 3. The Development of the Exchanges -- 4. Blue Skies -- 5. War Clouds -- 6. Highbinders and Re-Loaders -- 7. Fighting Fraud -- 8. Crash -- 9. Into the Depths -- 10. The Ordeal of F.H. Deacon -- 11. Reform -- 12. Challenges -- 13. Revival Stalled -- 14. Uncertainty -- Appendix. Volume of Securities Traded on Canadian Stock Exchanges, 1901-1936.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (305) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Donated by Graham Price.
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 573 | ALB ARMSTRONG 1997 | 1 | Yes |