Last Updated: 2-18-2003
Web Link 16.1 Some of the costs a company incurs to go public
Web Link (WSJ) 16.2 Recent and expected IPOs
Wall Street Journal
Scroll down to IPOs, and then click on any of the entries: Latest IPOs, IPO Watch, IPO Pipeline, Withdrawn Deals
Web Link 16.2a Pointer sites for IPO offerings
Click on IPOs, DPOs
Web Link 16.3 The underpricing of IPOs
Web Link 16.4 Overview of the IPO process
Web Link 16.5 Information on DPOs
Web Link 16.6 Companies offering DPOs
Web Link 16.7 Home pages of national and regional stock exchanges
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange & NASDAQ
Boston Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
Pacific Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Web Link 16.8 Home pages of foreign stock exchanges
Web Link (WSJ) 16.8a Quotations for stocks on foreign stock exchanges
Wall Street Journal
Scroll down to the country of choice and click on that country.
Web Link 16.9 Home page for the OTC market
Web Link 16.10 Home pages for exchanges that don’t trade stocks or bonds
Chicago Board Options Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Web Link 16.11 Listing requirements for the NYSE
Click on Listed Companies, then on Listing Standards, and finally on U.S. Standards
Web Link 16.12 Listing requirements for the BSE
Web Link 16.13 Listing requirements at other exchanges and markets
Requirements and fees for NASDAQ
Click on Equities, then on Listing Process, then on Listing standards for U.S. companies
Web Link 16.14 The benefits of listing
Benefits of listing on the Boston Stock Exchange
Benefits of listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
Web Link 16.15 Arizona Stock Exchange
Web Link 16.16 Instinet and Posit
Web Link 16.17 Cincinnati Stock Exchange
Web Link 16.18 Sample of NYSE specialist firms
Web Link (WSJ) 16.19 Overview of stock market indices
Web Link (WSJ) 16.20 Current value of the DJIA
Wall Street Journal
Web Link(WSJ) 16.20a Stocks that make up the DJIA
Wall Street Journal
Web Link 16.20b Original members of the DJIA
Web Link 16.20c Value of the DJIA, DJTA, or DJUA on any date
Web Link 16.21 Information on the DJIA
Web Link 16.22 Quotes on the DJTA, DJUA, and DJCA
Web Link 16.23 Information on the S&P 500
Web Link 16.24 Current companies in the S&P 500
Web Link 16.25 Description of the NYSE Composite Index
Web Link 16.26 Description of the NASDAQ Composite Index
Web Link 16.27 Stocks in the NASDAQ Composite Index
Web Link 16.28 Discussion of the NASDAQ 100 Index
Web Link 16.29 Stocks in the NASDAQ 100 Index
Web Link 16.30 Discussion of the Russell 3000 Index
Scroll down to Frank Russell - 3000 Index
Web Link 16.31 Description of the Wilshire 5000 Index
Scroll down to Wilshire 5000 Equity Index
Web Link 16.32 Comparisons of various market indices
Scroll down and click on Index Comparison under the listing Other Valuable Data
Web Link (WSJ) 16.33 Quotations on various market indices
Wall Street Journal
Web Link 16.34 Pointer sites for sites offering comprehensive market index quotations
Web Link 16.35 Examples of problems with discretionary accounts
Web Link 16.36 Choosing between a full-service and a discount broker
As this site promotes trading with discount brokers, the discussion is not subtle in its opinions.
Scroll down to Discount versus Full Service
As this site promotes employment as a full service broker, the discussion is not subtle in its opinions.
Web Link 16.37 Thoughts on selecting a broker
Web Link 16.38 Securities Investor Protection Corporation
Web Link 16.39 Selecting a brokerage firm
Web Link 16.40 Sample of brokerage firms providing Internet access
Web Link 16.41 Pointer sites for Internet based brokerage firms
At the time of writing, it listed 24 firms. This page does not always come up properly centered.
Click on Select a state, click on your state, click on brokerage firms, then click on direct link for the firm you desire.
Provides information on minimum account size and commission rates.
Click on Online Trading
Web Link 16.42 Sites offering opinions of different brokerage firms
Web Link 16.43 Commission schedules and/or comparisons of commissions
Web Link 16.43a Comparisons of commissions among several firms
Web Link 16.44 Holding securities in street name
Web Link 16.45 Discussion of DPPs
Web Link 16.45a Directories of companies offering DPPs
Click on Direct Stock Purchase
Click on Find Plans
Web Link 16.46 Directories of companies offering DRIPs
Click on DRIP/DSP Company List
A pointer site. Click on Direct Stock Purchase, and scroll down to Dividend Reinvestment Plans.
Web Link 16.47 Types of orders
Scroll down to Types of Orders You Can Place
Web Link 16.48 Buying on margin
Scroll down to Margin
Web Link 16.49 Regulation T of the Federal Reserve Board
Web Link 16.50 Discussion of margin limits
Scroll down to Minimum maintenance requirement.
Web Link 16.51 Discussion of short selling
Scroll down to Shorting
Web Link 16.52 A legal description of selling short
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Web Link 16.53 Examples of dollar cost averaging
Web Link (WSJ) 16.54 Tracking a portfolio
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Web Link 16.54a Pointer sites for sites that track portfolios
This site includes free and fee-based sites.
Web Link 16.55 Playing a stock market game for fun
Pointer site
Web Link 16.55a Playing a stock market game for real prizes
Pointer site, some of the links listed have actual cash prizes from time to time
Web Link 16.56 Investor protection information
Web Link 16.57 Ponzi and pyramid schemes
Web Link 16.58 Insider trading
Web Link 16.59 Glossaries of investment related terms
Glossary of arbitration terms
Glossary of charting terms
Web Link 16.60 FAQ sites for direct stock purchase and dividend reinvestment programs
Web Link 16.61 Pointer sites for investments related topics
Web Link 16.62 Miscellaneous sites
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Web Link (WSJ) 16.63 Discussion of on-line trading
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Web Link (WSJ) 16.64 Information on filing a complaint in each state
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Links to exchanges worldwide
Web Link 16.65 Information that has changed since the book was written, new information that pertains to the topic, new web sites pertaining to this chapter:
1.
A dollar cost averaging calculator.