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- catalog abstract "Blue Skies and Boiler Rooms describes the evolution of the securities market in Canada, from the onset of trading, through the boom of the 1920s and the depression of the 1930s, to the outbreak of the Second World War. The book documents the problems of fraud, misrepresentation, and manipulation of prices, which plagued the securities industry from the outset and which eventually led to market regulation, first by the stock exchanges and later, after the First World War, by governments. This is a tale well told, with a splendid cast of crooks and raffish characters. It is also an in-depth study based on extensive primary research that captures the distinctiveness of the development of the Canadian securities market. Armstrong's book shows that today's Bre-X saga is only the latest in a series of episodes in which investors have fixed their hopes for quick and easy profits on speculative mining stock. It will be welcomed by students and scholars of financial, business, and economic history.".
- catalog contributor b10442103.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "1. Beginnings -- 2. Selling Stuff -- 3. The Development of the Exchanges -- 4. Blue Skies -- 5. War Clouds -- 6. Highbinders and Re-Loaders -- 7. Fighting Fraud -- 8. Crash -- 9. Into the Depths -- 10. The Ordeal of F.H. Deacon -- 11. Reform -- 12. Challenges -- 13. Revival Stalled -- 14. Uncertainty -- Appendix. Volume of Securities Traded on Canadian Stock Exchanges, 1901-1936.".
- catalog description "Blue Skies and Boiler Rooms describes the evolution of the securities market in Canada, from the onset of trading, through the boom of the 1920s and the depression of the 1930s, to the outbreak of the Second World War. The book documents the problems of fraud, misrepresentation, and manipulation of prices, which plagued the securities industry from the outset and which eventually led to market regulation, first by the stock exchanges and later, after the First World War, by governments.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-375) and index.".
- catalog description "This is a tale well told, with a splendid cast of crooks and raffish characters. It is also an in-depth study based on extensive primary research that captures the distinctiveness of the development of the Canadian securities market. Armstrong's book shows that today's Bre-X saga is only the latest in a series of episodes in which investors have fixed their hopes for quick and easy profits on speculative mining stock. It will be welcomed by students and scholars of financial, business, and economic history.".
- catalog extent "x, 390 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Blue skies and boiler rooms.".
- catalog identifier "0802041841 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Blue skies and boiler rooms.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,".
- catalog relation "Blue skies and boiler rooms.".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog subject "332.64/271 21".
- catalog subject "332.64/271/09 21".
- catalog subject "HG5152 .A9 1997".
- catalog subject "Securities industry Canada History.".
- catalog subject "Stock exchanges Canada History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Beginnings -- 2. Selling Stuff -- 3. The Development of the Exchanges -- 4. Blue Skies -- 5. War Clouds -- 6. Highbinders and Re-Loaders -- 7. Fighting Fraud -- 8. Crash -- 9. Into the Depths -- 10. The Ordeal of F.H. Deacon -- 11. Reform -- 12. Challenges -- 13. Revival Stalled -- 14. Uncertainty -- Appendix. Volume of Securities Traded on Canadian Stock Exchanges, 1901-1936.".
- catalog title "Blue skies and boiler rooms : buying and selling securities in Canada, 1870-1940 / Christopher Armstrong.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".