The Romance of a Busy Broker by O. Henry Short story Analysis produced by the student Sorocian Liudmila gr.LAE16M The story under analysis was written by the american writer O.Henry‚ whose real name was William Sydney Porter. His short stories are known for their wit‚ wordplay‚ warm characterization and clever twist endings. O.Henry wrote about ordinary people: clerks‚ policemen or waitresses‚ many of his stories take place in New York. The title of the story is suggestive‚ because we can
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adapting to the new technology faster. However in the late 90¡¦s and early 2000¡¦s‚ Charles Schwab¡¦s brand was caught in an increasingly competitive and commoditized category‚ stuck between deep discount brokers and full service firms. The competition from the internet discount brokers like Ameritrade‚ E*trade etc cut into the market share and transaction fees‚ the company¡¦s main source of income. In Chuck¡¦s own words‚ ¡§we lost our connection with our clients and our market place¡¨. Talk
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because they compete within the same realm of business as Ameritrade. We draw this conclusion based off several references from the text. The first reference demonstrates Ameritrade as a discount broker by stating‚ "Full-service brokers were less sensitive to market movements than deep-discount brokers like Ameritrade." Another assertion which illustrate Ameritrade’s competition is‚ "…competitors such as Charles Schwab and E*Trade did not follow Ameritrade’s lead and try to compete on price." These
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firms are really being regulated properly. Is justice really being served? What moral standards are being used to justify what is right and wrong? Some of the dealings of many brokers have some people wondering if they have a conscience or are they just evil. A good example in this case was when one of the brokers took advantage of an unemployed widow who needed sound advice on how to diversify her portfolio in such a way that it would sustain her for the rest of her life. Needless to say‚
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There are 3 types of financial intermediaries: investment bankers‚ brokers‚ and dealer. Investment banking firms help businesses and governments sell their securities to the public. They purchase securities from the issuing company and then resell them to the public (called underwriting) or they try to sell securities for a desired price‚ without guarantees (called best efforts basis). (Gallagher & Andrew‚ 2003) Broker dealers are financial intermediaries that provide a wide range of financial and
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Comparative Analysis of Online & Offline Trading ShareKhan Shahnajaf Road‚Lucknow From 3rd june 2013 To 13th july 2013 Name of Officer I/C Manu Ghosh Designation: Branch Operation Department: Back Office Internal Guide: Saima Ishtiyaq Surabhi Varma MBA Finance 2nd year 1200122108 INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY‚ LUCKNOW Faculty of Management & Research Dasauli‚P.O‚Bas-ha Kursi Road‚Lucknow-226026 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Every work constitutes great deal of assistance
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ability of brokerage firms to deal with the cyclical sways of the stock markets. The Indian broking industry is reasonably large and fragmented with 9‚000 odd brokers in the cash segment and around 24‚000 sub-brokers. The market share of the top ten brokers in India has remained largely stagnant in the past four years. The top five brokers in India still control around 15-16% of the market share. Historically‚ retail trading contributed around 60% of the market and FII’s averaged around 20%.
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doesn’t trade on the major exchanges like the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ‚ quotes at a price of less than $5‚ is highly illiquid and speculative is accepted as a penny stock‚ according to the Investopedia. As there is no standard norm‚ a few brokers consider stocks quoting under $3 or
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United Kingdom. Industry Analysis Nowadays ‚ 50% of family households own equities. For many‚ it is a way to improve their lives later on as they approach retirement. Trends are slowly starting to change due to the appearance of discount brokers. These brokers offer low-priced trades. Many firms are switching to Defined Contribution Retirement Plans. These plans are defined contribution plans. This significates that the employer’s annual contribution is specified in the contract. Moreover‚ investment
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18). At the end of 2005‚ Edward Jones had 9‚733 brokers working in 8‚581 domestic and 660 foreign (Canada and the UK) offices (Collie & Smith‚ 2008‚ p. 18). Edward Jones falls into the category of a full-service brokerage (offering a variety of financial services products and direct‚ personalized assistance from a Financial Advisor) and it competes against other traditional full service brokerages as well as against discount brokerages‚ online brokers‚ banks‚ insurance companies‚ financial planners
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