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The book Payment for Order Flow: The Debate and Future of Securities Trading explores the complex issues surrounding payment for order flow and commission fees in the securities trading industry. As the securities market has evolved, payment for order flow has emerged as a popular pricing model for many brokerage firms, but it has also raised concerns about conflicts of interest and trade execution quality. Commission fees, meanwhile, can be a significant cost for investors and create a perception of bias in how trades are executed. Through a detailed analysis of the history, benefits, and ...

This audiobook tells the story of the euro crisis in Cyprus from the inside. Written by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Panicos Demetriades, who was in office during this turbulent period, this audiobook shows how the crisis unravelled through a series of key events that occurred during his tenure. Written in chronological order and broadly based on the author’s personal diary, starting from his first day in office, this volume brings together economics, banking, regulation, governance, history, politics and international relations.

Not a book for those looking for a new and better get-rich-quick scheme, but an ideal guide for those who desire to create wealth, are determined to succeed, and are disciplined enough to rise above the status quo. Prescription for Wealth provides a simple and time proven way to personally free yourself from the power of those who control the wealth of the world, even in these times of financial uncertainty.

Blockchain technology has taken over the world, well...partially, at least to the point that when Mark Zuckerberg announces his own cryptocurrencies, concerned legal administrators question him for hours, fearing the American dollar will collapse. How do we deal with all of this? I’ll tell you how we will handle this new, potentially permanent trend: We’ll learn about it. If you know what’s going on, you can ride the wave.

The president of the US is not a tax avoider because he is an especially fraudulent financier; he's a tax avoider because he is a wealthy man in a system premised on such deceit. Finance is an industry of sabotage. This book is a brilliant, intellectual detective story that traces the origins of financial sabotage, starting with the work of a prescient American economist who saw the capacity for banks and businesses to dissemble and profit as early as the 1920s.

There have been numerous books examining the 2008 financial crisis from either a US or European perspective. Tamim Bayoumi is the first to explain how the Euro crisis and US housing crash were, in fact, parasitically intertwined. Starting in the 1980s, Bayoumi outlines the cumulative policy errors that undermined the stability of both the European and US financial sectors, highlighting the catalytic role played by European mega banks that exploited lax regulation to expand into the US market and financed unsustainable bubbles on both continents.

The new Rule 506 changes everything. The SEC has lifted an 80-year ban on general solicitation. Start-ups for the first time can use public advertising to sell private offerings. The new Rule 506 may prove to be the answer to the prayers of star-ups frustrated with existing fund sourcing platforms. But it also has hidden dangers that will cause many issuers to continue to use the "old Rule 506" [506(b)].

Your Ultimate (Value for Money) Comprehensive Guide to Learn All You Ever Need to Know About Blockchain, Bitcoin (Digital Currencies), and Smart Contracts. Large companies such as Microsoft and Tesla, as well as small businesses, are accepting Bitcoin as a legit mode of payment for their products. Don't you want to know why?

So, you want to be an investment banker, huh? Well, you're looking in the right place. This is the only book on the market that guides you right through the process from where and when to apply, to the most likely interview questions and even how to impress your boss from day one ensuring you keep that job.

In his most practical book to date, financial expert and investment advisor James Rickards shows how and why our financial markets are being artificially inflated and what smart investors can do to protect their assets. What goes up must come down. As any student of financial history knows, the dizzying heights of the stock market can't continue indefinitely. In turbulent times, the elites are prepared but what should the average investor do? James Rickards lays out the true risks to our financial system and offers invaluable advice on how best to weather the storm.

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook of The Road to Ruin, written and read by James Rickards. The global economy has made what seems like an incredible comeback after the financial crisis of 2008. Yet this comeback is artificial. Central banks have propped up markets by keeping interest rates low and the supply of money free-flowing. They won't bail us out again next time. And there will be a next time...soon.

Der Schein trügt: Der Crash ist da! Der bisherige Abschwung an den Aktienmärkten war nur ein Vorgeschmack auf die langjährige Kernschmelze, die uns bevorsteht. Diesmal wird es keine schnelle, nachhaltige Erholung geben. Der Börsenkollaps sowie die bevorstehende Wirtschaftskrise werden länger anhalten und mehr Vermögen vernichten und Schaden anrichten als andere Zusammenbrüche seit 90 Jahren. Ihr Vermögen, Ihre Ersparnisse, Ihre Immobilie und sogar Ihr Job sind akut gefährdet. Deshalb: Informieren Sie sich jetzt und handeln Sie, bevor es zu spät ist.

Ethereum is almost just like Bitcoin, but the good news is it is still at the early stage. It is the new upcoming darling of cryptocurrencies for many reasons that will be shared in this audiobook. If you have not heard about Ethereum, this is perhaps the best time to get to know about it and understand why the alphas are silently investing in it, slowly and steadily.

This audiobook not only provides great information on FinTech but also information on Smart Contracts, and the future of financial technology! Are you ready to learn? If so, FinTech and Smart Contracts, The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Financial Technology and Smart Contracts, (cryptocurrencies, financial, technology, blockchain, digital, Internet, and economy), by James Fahl, is the audiobook for you! It covers the most essential topics you must learn to become a master of FinTech and Smart Contracts.

Blockchain is moving into a new competitive phase that requires a clearer future view and more focused strategies for competing. Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or established company, learn how to win the battle for blockchain competitive advantage. This audiobook provides clear advice from two experts in strategy, technology investing, and blockchain.

Investment in financial technology is booming at unprecedented rates. Despite traditional banking protests, the world of banking is going through a transformation and will continue to go through a change. With all the new technology that we have today, it is almost mind-blowing to think about the kind of technology that we will have in another ten years or so. The change is going to keep coming, the only thing we can do is get on board with it.

Over the fall of 2017, bitcoin reached an all-time high of more than $7,000 despite the fact that more than 50 percent of all Americans still have a hard time explaining what exactly a bitcoin is or why they would want one for anything other than investment purposes. While it isn't yet mainstream, cryptocurrency is here to stay and if you are looking to learn how you can put them to work for you then Bitcoin - Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Cryptocurrency Technologies - Mining, Investing and Trading in Digital Gold is the audiobook that you have been waiting for.

The Ponzi Housing Scheme is the financial crime of the 21st century. It makes Madoff look like an amateur because of scale. The crime was sophisticated in it's plan. This crime violated laws on the books. It violated laws that should be on the books. And it violated the trust that people have with the banking community, and this violation reaches to the highest bankers in the land and off our shores. This crime is complex, but it is not rocket science. The proof of culpability can be known.

The Power of Micro Money Transfers is an impeccable resource on fintechs, financial markets, banking, international banking, mobile money transfers - especially micro money transfers - banking reforms, bitcoin, and cryptocurrency. Arunjay Katakam carefully unpacks international money transfers - with a focus on micro money transfers as it applies to the movement of billions of dollars in small amounts between economies.

In this book, you will get a glimpse at Wall Street Bets, the subreddit that costs two of the largest hedge funds hundreds of millions of dollars. This will show you a David and Goliath story about a short squeezed that took the GameStop stock to the moon and made traditional Wall Street look and think about the little guys before thinking about squeezing a company backed by real-life trolls.