Bourses and brokers
Stock exchanges as ICT junctions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14800657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janneke Hermans, Onno De Wit (Museu da Amazonia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 227-247 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-1512 • E-ISSN: 1477-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0734151042000287989 |
| OpenAlex | W1966859728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
In the securities trade, communication was and is essential to acquire information on for instance, prices, and mediate contacts between many actors. This paper shows how ICT was used and deployed in the Dutch securities trade, especially in the period 1850–1970. After describing the organization and structure of the Dutch securities trade, the paper focuses on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (ASE) as a junction from where communication lines ran to financial intermediaries and to subscribers of specialized financial news services. It is argued that ICT facilitated innovation of services and promoted changes in the organization of the Dutch securities trade
Broker-dealer · Business · Commerce · Financial intermediary · Financial market · Financial services · Financial system · Information and Communications Technology · Intermediary · Stock exchange · Computer Science · Engineering · History of Computing Technologies · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |