As the economy grew, so did the markets, and by the 1980s the U. S. economy had emerged as the undisputed champion in the global economic ring. [...] They were the foot soldiers of the control people, and they were kept in the dark as to the structure of the various deals. [...] The chapters that explore how the scams work contain examples taken from the case files of the SEC and the NASD. [...] At the request of the brokers I interviewed for the exposes, I have changed the names of those involved and the firms they worked for. [...] But the FCPT insiders saw the stocks of similar companies going through the roof on the back of the raging bull market, and they considered a $10 share price unacceptable.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [205]-206
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 364.16/8
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781459308343 1550225707
- LCCN
- HG4928.5
- LCCN Item number
- A37 2003eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (206 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00204792 (OCoLC)191819935 (CaOOCEL)407741
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Introduction 8
- 1 Exposé: Life at Liberty and the Pursuit of Deviance 16
- 2 Prime-Time Pump and Dump 46
- 3 Exposé: The Control Freak and the Jumped Gun 66
- 4 Bringing Down the House: Bear Raids and Short-Sale Scams 90
- 5 Exposé: A Den of Thieves 102
- 6 Cyberscams and Other Forms of Fraud 126
- 7 Exposé: A Stranger in the Land of Opportunity 144
- 8 The Regulators 166
- 9 Exposé: Be Careful What You Wish For 174
- Appendix: A Context for Corruption 198
- Sources 206
