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• [1] levine.josh January 25, 2008 - 11:44AM

  Since this is please explain, something I often wonder: why ARE there multiple stock markets?

  Seems that Ebay would work just as well or better in terms of a "true" market. On that note, has anyone figured out the "rent" paid to all of these stock markets that come out of traders' pockets? And how that's changed since some converted from non-profit to for-profit?

  Incidentally, I noticed that the NYSE purchased the AMEX -- ironic enough that one market place is buying another, from my view. But that the transaction is in stock only makes it especially delicious!

  
  
• [2] Liz from Brooklyn January 25, 2008 - 01:45PM

  Why is the secondary market so important since, ostensibly, none of the money that changes hands is going to the companies whose stock is being traded?

  
  
• [3] Stephen from brooklyn January 25, 2008 - 01:48PM

  What does the term "making markets" mean?

  
  
• [4] markbnj from online: http://my-poem-a-day.com or markbnj.blogspot.com January 25, 2008 - 01:54PM

  If (and I think there WILL BE) there is a global (DEPRESSION) similar to the 1930's

  WHAT will happen to our service based economy

  when no one can afford to go to a starbucks or mcdonalds for an overpriced (relatively speaking) economy

  How will we recover?

  
  
• [5] jerry from yonkers January 25, 2008 - 01:55PM

  why doesn't the goverment put the tax rebate money into building infrastructure, creating jobs, and putting the money into the pockets of people who need it most (previously unemployed), not to mention stregthening our infrastructure