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When Genius Failed

The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management

by Roger Lowenstein ...

Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along ... Read more

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Charts are best viewed on a tablet.Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.Founded by John Meriweather, a notoriously confident bond dealer, along
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Dark Pools

The rise of A.I. trading machines and the looming threat to Wall Street

by Scott Patterson ...

Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge ... Read more

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Dark Pools is the pacy, revealing, and profoundly chilling tale of how global markets have been hijacked by trading robots – many so self-directed that humans can’t predict what they’ll do next.It’s the story of the blisteringly intelligent computer programmers behind the rise of these ‘bots’. And it’s a timely warning that as artificial intelligence gradually takes over, we could be on the verge
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Trillions

How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever

by Robin Wigglesworth ...

Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra... ... Read more

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Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial pra...
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Reimagining Capitalism

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?**Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and now
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財富背後的法律密碼

法律如何創造財富與不平等The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality

by 卡塔琳娜．皮斯托（Katharina Pistor）, 趙盛慈 ...

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt ... Read more

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■首見由法學教授從法律、法規、條款的角度來探討，造成貧富差距、社會不公的手段。■法律已成為國家、企業、富人等分配財富，製造社會不平等、貧富不均的一個意外工具。■暢銷書《二十一世紀資本論》作者Thomas Piketty推薦：這是一本引人入勝的書，它證明了資本的權利如何深植於國際法律體制中，是一本必讀之作。**財富分配不均也是暴政哪裡有利可圖，哪裡的法規就會鬆綁。這樣可以嗎？你以為的「依法治國」其實是「資本治國」！法治是rule of law還是rule by law，有巨大的差別。揭開21世紀資本論未解之謎，破解法律如何決定財富分配、造成社會不平等的底層根源，你一定要懂什麼是創造資本的法律密碼。**「在所有形式的暴政中，最沒有吸引力、最粗俗的暴政，就是純粹財富的暴政，富豪統治的暴政。」──第二十六屆美國總統狄奧多．羅斯福（Theodore Roosevelt
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Financial Collateral

Law and Practice

Edited by Matthias Haentjens ...

This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the ... Read more

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This is the first book to analyse and draw together all of the property law and regulatory and contractual issues relevant to financial collateral transactions. Collateralized finance transactions played a major role in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the near-failure of AIG during the early months of the global financial crisis, and are being increasingly recognised as being integral to the
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The Asset Class

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

by Hettie O'Brien ...

'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own ... Read more

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'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTIA thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of lifeYou don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own
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A Very English Deceit

The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (Text Only)

by Malcolm Balen ...

The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft ... Read more

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The ebook of the critically acclaimed popular history book: the story of the South Sea Bubble which in Balen’s hands becomes a morality tale for our times. A classic collision of political ambition, mercenary greed and financial revolution.The early years of the 18th-century produced two great monuments: one, Christopher Wren’s new cathedral of St Paul’s, an enduring testament to principled craft
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

Shortlisted for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award 2020

by Rebecca Henderson ...

*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________ ... Read more

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*****SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020***FT Best books of 2020: Business**'In a world on fire, status quo is not a great option. Henderson rightfully argues for the refoundation of capitalism and offers thought-provoking ideas on what needs to be done to address some of the world's greatest challenges.****' Hubert Joly, former chairman and CEO, BestBuy_______________
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Principles of International Financial Law

by Colin Bamford ...

This book explains the legal principles, rules, concepts, and developments that underpin the practice of financial law in common law countries, and by extension across the world. One of the aims of the book is to explain clearly the basis of the concepts applied by the common law to financial transactions. As part of this aim the third edition analyses in detail the interface between common-law ... Read more

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This book explains the legal principles, rules, concepts, and developments that underpin the practice of financial law in common law countries, and by extension across the world. One of the aims of the book is to explain clearly the basis of the concepts applied by the common law to financial transactions. As part of this aim the third edition analyses in detail the interface between common-law
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Transparency of Stock Corporations in Europe

Rationales, Limitations and Perspectives

Edited by Professor Vassilios Tountopoulos, Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Veil ...

This edited collection explores transparency as a key regulatory strategy in European business law. It examines the rationales, limitations and further perspectives on transparency that have emerged in various areas of European law including corporate law, capital markets law and accounting law, as well as other areas of law relevant for European (listed) stock corporations.This book presents a ... Read more

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This edited collection explores transparency as a key regulatory strategy in European business law. It examines the rationales, limitations and further perspectives on transparency that have emerged in various areas of European law including corporate law, capital markets law and accounting law, as well as other areas of law relevant for European (listed) stock corporations.This book presents a
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Rechtliche Einordnung von Internetwaehrungen im deutschen Rechtssystem am Beispiel von Bitcoin

by Merih Erdem Kütük-Markendorf ...

Series Book 57 - Schriften zum Wirtschafts- und Medienrecht, Urheberrecht und Immaterialgueterrecht
Die innovative Blockchain erlaubt eine neue Form der Dezentralität. Sie ist entstanden aus Kryptographie, Internet, P2P und schwindendem Vertrauen durch Finanzkrisen. Ein erstes Versuchsfeld bildet dabei das Zahlungsmittel Bitcoin, welches durch Mining erzeugt wird und die populärste Internetwährung und Pionier für weitere Ideen ist. Ziel der Publikation ist es, Blockchain sowie Bitcoin innerhalb ... Read more

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Die innovative Blockchain erlaubt eine neue Form der Dezentralität. Sie ist entstanden aus Kryptographie, Internet, P2P und schwindendem Vertrauen durch Finanzkrisen. Ein erstes Versuchsfeld bildet dabei das Zahlungsmittel Bitcoin, welches durch Mining erzeugt wird und die populärste Internetwährung und Pionier für weitere Ideen ist. Ziel der Publikation ist es, Blockchain sowie Bitcoin innerhalb
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The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Ratings Activities Regulation

A Commentary

Edited by Andrea Miglionico ...

Series series Elgar Commentaries in Financial Law series
This authoritative Commentary examines the EU regulatory regime for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings providers. In doing so, it provides a deep dive into the regulatory framework, evaluating the operation of ESG providers and their transparency and disclosure mechanisms, and outlines loopholes in EU Regulation.Key Features:Article-by-article analysis of the EU regulatory ... Read more

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This authoritative Commentary examines the EU regulatory regime for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings providers. In doing so, it provides a deep dive into the regulatory framework, evaluating the operation of ESG providers and their transparency and disclosure mechanisms, and outlines loopholes in EU Regulation.Key Features:Article-by-article analysis of the EU regulatory
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report: Final Report of the National Commission on the Causes of the Financial and Economic Crisis in the United States (Revised Corrected Copy)

by Phil Angelides, Bill Thomas ...

In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States."The 10 members of the bi ... Read more

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In the wake of the most significant financial crisis since the Great Depression, the President signed into law on May 20, 2009, the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, creating the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States."The 10 members of the bi
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Tabelionato de Protesto

by Christiano Cassettari, Sérgio Luiz José Bueno ...

Series series Coleção Cartórios
Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

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Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
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Intermediated Securities

Legal Problems and Practical Issues

Edited by Professor Louise Gullifer, Jennifer Payne ...

Globally, there has been a shift from securities being held directly by an investor, to a situation in which many securities are held via an intermediary. The existence of one or more intermediaries between the investor and the issuer has a potentially significant impact on the rights of the investor, the role and obligations of the issuer, and on the position and responsibilities of the ... Read more

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Globally, there has been a shift from securities being held directly by an investor, to a situation in which many securities are held via an intermediary. The existence of one or more intermediaries between the investor and the issuer has a potentially significant impact on the rights of the investor, the role and obligations of the issuer, and on the position and responsibilities of the
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Tabelionato de protesto

by Sérgio Luiz José Bueno, Christiano Cassettari ...

Series series Cartórios
Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

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Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
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Die Begrenzung von Managergehaeltern unter besonderer Beruecksichtigung der Instituts-Verguetungsverordnung

Ueberlegungen zu einer branchen- und rechtsformuebergreifenden Neuregelung

by Jessica Mateja ...

Series Book 5887 - Europaeische Hochschulschriften Recht
In den letzten Jahren entstanden als Reaktion auf die Finanzmarktkrise im Finanzsektor zahlreiche europäische und nationale Regelungen zur Begrenzung von Managergehältern. Dazu gehören insbesondere die Instituts-Vergütungsverordnung, die Versicherungs-Vergütungsverordnung, das Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch sowie das BaFin-Rundschreiben zu Mindestanforderungen an die Compliance-Funktion (MaComp). Auch ... Read more

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In den letzten Jahren entstanden als Reaktion auf die Finanzmarktkrise im Finanzsektor zahlreiche europäische und nationale Regelungen zur Begrenzung von Managergehältern. Dazu gehören insbesondere die Instituts-Vergütungsverordnung, die Versicherungs-Vergütungsverordnung, das Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch sowie das BaFin-Rundschreiben zu Mindestanforderungen an die Compliance-Funktion (MaComp). Auch
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Tabelionato de Notas - 7ª Ed - 2024

by Christiano Cassettari, Felipe Leonardo Rodrigues, Paulo Roberto Gaiger Ferreira ...

Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de ... Read more

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Elaborada por especialistas renomados, a Coleção Cartórios examina de maneira didática e profunda o direito notarial e registral em suas espécies, que dão origem aos cartórios extrajudiciais brasileiros. A coleção contempla a teoria geral do direito notarial e registral, o registro de imóveis, o registro civil de pessoa natural e jurídica, o registro de títulos e documentos e o tabelionado de
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Guía-Temario formación en servicio de vigilancia en puertos en seguridad privada

by Roca Cristina ...

Un puerto es el conjunto de espacios terrestres, aguas marítimas e instalaciones que, situado en la ribera del mar o de las rías, reúna condiciones físicas, naturales o artificiales y de organización que permitan la realización de operaciones de tráfico portuario y autorice la actividad la autoridad competente.Actualmente, el personal de seguridad privada viene realizando una gran cantidad de ... Read more

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Un puerto es el conjunto de espacios terrestres, aguas marítimas e instalaciones que, situado en la ribera del mar o de las rías, reúna condiciones físicas, naturales o artificiales y de organización que permitan la realización de operaciones de tráfico portuario y autorice la actividad la autoridad competente.Actualmente, el personal de seguridad privada viene realizando una gran cantidad de
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The Deconstruction of Equity

Activist Shareholders, Decoupled Risk, and Corporate Governance

by Wolf-Georg Ringe ...

New investment techniques and new types of shareholder activists are shaking up the traditional ways of equity investment that informs much of our present-day corporate law and governance. Savvy investors such as hedge funds are using financial derivatives, securities lending transactions, and related concepts to decouple the financial risk from shares. This leads to a distortion of incentives and ... Read more

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New investment techniques and new types of shareholder activists are shaking up the traditional ways of equity investment that informs much of our present-day corporate law and governance. Savvy investors such as hedge funds are using financial derivatives, securities lending transactions, and related concepts to decouple the financial risk from shares. This leads to a distortion of incentives and
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The Legal Framework of the Modern Company

by Leonard Jason-Lloyd, Larry Mead ...

There has been a substantial growth in the application of company law, partly due to the prevailing economic and general business environment. This book examines issues such as company securities, capital and insider dealing. ... Read more

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There has been a substantial growth in the application of company law, partly due to the prevailing economic and general business environment. This book examines issues such as company securities, capital and insider dealing.
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Direito Processual Previdenciário

by José Antonio Savaris ...

A obra Direito Processual Previdenciário marcou teoricamente a exigência jurídica de que os institutos, as normas e as técnicas processuais do processo civil comum sejam flexibilizados quando destinados a regular as ações previdenciárias. Esta nova edição de Direito Processual Previdenciário expressa, em cada detalhe, o cuidado de relacionar, às exigências do estudo e da prática profissional, as ... Read more

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A obra Direito Processual Previdenciário marcou teoricamente a exigência jurídica de que os institutos, as normas e as técnicas processuais do processo civil comum sejam flexibilizados quando destinados a regular as ações previdenciárias. Esta nova edição de Direito Processual Previdenciário expressa, em cada detalhe, o cuidado de relacionar, às exigências do estudo e da prática profissional, as
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Verborgene Liquiditaet im Marktordnungsrecht der MiFID

by Christian Hoops ...

Series Book 108 - Frankfurter wirtschaftsrechtliche Studien
Die Märkte, an denen Finanzinstrumente gehandelt werden, haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten drastisch verändert und entwickelten sich von physischen Marktplätzen mit Händlern zu komplexen Computernetzwerken, die ohne menschliche Interaktion Marktdaten empfangen, auswerten und eigene Entscheidungen treffen. Seit der MiFID-Gesetzgebung sind diese Märkte aufsichtsrechtlich fragmentiert und es ... Read more

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Die Märkte, an denen Finanzinstrumente gehandelt werden, haben sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten drastisch verändert und entwickelten sich von physischen Marktplätzen mit Händlern zu komplexen Computernetzwerken, die ohne menschliche Interaktion Marktdaten empfangen, auswerten und eigene Entscheidungen treffen. Seit der MiFID-Gesetzgebung sind diese Märkte aufsichtsrechtlich fragmentiert und es
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