- Jan
- 13
- 2009
- 10:59 AM
Linkstock: Blocks, Consolidation, Globalization and More
- By: Ray Pellecchia
- File Under: NYSE, NYSE Euronext
NYSE and BIDS ready New York Block Exchange for later this month (Traders Magazine)
A lack of trading activity on Europe's fledgling share-trading platforms could force consolidation this year, according to their largest clients. (WSJ.com)
NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer's fear: the financial crisis could cause a rollback of globalization (World Economic Forum video interview)
Reviewing studies on short selling (Paul Kedrosky)
A history of year-end rallies, and what follows them (Floyd Norris)
Nothing worked in 2008, not even the Super Bowl Indicator. (WSJ.com)
"Finger length provides rule of thumb on traders' profitability" (FT.com)
Good headline. Cambridge U. finds a strong link between the profitability of male traders and the ratio of length of their index and ring fingers. That's going to make for some interesting job interviews.
Tuesday felicitations, my friends. Your historical tidbit for today:
Today in NYSE History (NYX.com)
13 Jan. 1862 -- The federal government suspended specie payments (paying gold for paper currency), initiating an active gold market in New York City.
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