Trading in the Internet Age

Stock Ownership in America
Bypassing the Broker
as Investment Advisor
Investment Research
Online Investing
After Hours Trading
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On-line Exercise: BATS ECN
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Trading in the Internet Age

The 1929 stock market crash was commonly blamed on the technology - in this case the telephone. It allowed people to panic and sell by phone. Had the telephone not existed then investors could not have reached their brokers so quickly. OnLine Trading or OnLine Investment popularly refers to the practise of submitting trade orders over the Internet. It involves managing your own investments rather than hiring your broker to do so. However the concept of Investing OnLine is evolving as the Internet evolves. OnLine Investing can refer to:

manging your own investments (bypassing the broker as Investment Advisor or Investment Manager),
trading after hours under the auspices of your broker (bypassing the broker as Investment Advisor or Investment Manager as well as bypassing the exchange),
buying and selling shares directly over the internet (bypassing the broker completely as well as bypassing the exchange).

Lesson 10.0.0: Trading in the Internet Age

9] The New York Stock Exchange

11] Not Just for Stocks Anymore