Two primary drivers have transformed the equity markets in recent years: technological advances and regulatory initiatives. How does modern, electronic technology facilitate trading, and to what extent does it present new challenges? How does regulation adjust to the changing structure of the...

Preface -- Chapter 1 Opening Address -- Chapter 2 What Makes an Exchange a Unique Institution? -- Chapter 3 Mid-Day Address -- Chapter 4 Competitive Challenges in the Marketplace -- Chapter 5 Wherein lie the Growth Opportunities? -- Chapter 6 IPO Capital Raising in the Global Economy -- Chapter...

This book underscores the complexity of the equity markets, the challenges they face, and the fact that they are still a work in process. Three interacting forces drive market change: competition, technology change, and regulatory change. The markets have one major objective in particular to...

List of Participants -- Conference Sponsors -- Chapter 1: Good Price Discovery, The Neglected Regulatory Objective -- Opening Remarks: Robert Schwartz, Speiser Professor of Finance, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY -- Chapter 2: The Case for Regulatory Reform.- Morning Address:...