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020 _a9781316610992
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082 _a346.730666
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100 _aGeorgakopoulos, Nicholas L.
245 4 _aThe logic of securities law /
_cby Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos
260 _bCambridge University Press,
_c2018.
_aDelhi:
300 _a200p.;
_c23cm.
500 _aIncludes Bibliographical references and index.
505 _a1. Introduction. Real markets and financial markets Part I. Definition of a Security: When to Leave Buyer Beware for Seller Disclose? 2. Toward defining a security 3. The vacuous definition of a security 4. The function of investment contract 5. Pricing mechanisms 6. From the sale of business doctrine to Gustafson 7. Gustafson works! 8. Definition conclusion Part II. Disclosure: Why Subsidize Informed Traders? 9. Introduction 10. An overview of disclosure theories 11. The failure of the corporate disclosure decision Part III. Deterrence of Securities Fraud 12. Introduction to deterrence intensity 13. Comparing the economic function of deceit to that of securities fraud 14. Reliance in deceit and securities fraud 15. Conclusion of deterrence intensity Part IV. Insider Trading 16. Introduction to insider trading 17. Insider trading law 18. Defining insiders 19. Concluding the insider trading analysis Part V. The Virtuous Cycle of Liquid Markets, Accurate Prices and Cheap Trading 20. The virtuous cycle 21. Closing note: financial crises and securities law. Appendix Biblioghraphy Index
520 _aFinance is alien to our daily experience and its regulation is incomprehensible. This book reveals the world of finance and shows the engine of its regulation with simplicity, examining securities law in great detail. (Source: WorldCat)
650 _a Securities
650 _aSecurities United States
650 _aUnited States
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