Thread: -=!! Yay Economics !!=-

Well I'm having trouble. My econ teacher gave us these questions, whih are not in our book. He said we needed to research online.
After googling and asking for hours I'm not having much luck. So I decided to post on forums.



Who were the curbstone brokers and what type of stocks were handled on the curb?

When was the wall street journal first published and what promise did it make to its readers?

What is the DOW Jones Average, and how was it first calculated?

Before the invention of th stock market, how did brokers get the most current information and how fast and reliable was it?

What do the events of oct. 19, 1987 and the great crash of 1921 have in common?

If you buy a company’s common stock what kind of return is guaranteed?

If you buy a company’s bond what do you receive?

Which part of federal law allows for early withdrawal from an (ira) account without a 10% penalty?

Thanks for your help. This assignment is worth Über points

Originally Posted by Aero

Well I'm having trouble. My econ teacher gave us these questions, whih are not in our book. He said we needed to research online.
After googling and asking for hours I'm not having much luck. So I decided to post on forums.

Who were the curbstone brokers and what type of stocks were handled on the curb?

Sorry economics is my second worst subject at school (after ancient Greek) and we didn't do specifically US economics, but I hope this is some help.

The second most widely-known exchange also began in New York as the Curbstone Brokers. Because the NYSE had minimum limits set on the number of shares companies had to sell in order to qualify for auction, the Curbstone Brokers sold shares for companies that were too small to meet the 100-share minimum required by the larger organization. The Curbstone Brokers met and auctioned shares for a century before taking their outdoor auction indoors. In 1953, this hardy organization became the American Stock Exchange, which still operates today.

Stock Market History

Thanks, I had trouble with that one

Leo don't do his homework for him!! I googled and got answers on almost all those things on my first tries...Aero try again!!

Originally Posted by Dubyas-Twin-Sister

Leo don't do his homework for him!! I googled and got answers on almost all those things on my first tries...Aero try again!!

lol I tried google, altavista, chacha, and ask. I have everything except:



Who were the curbstone brokers and what type of stocks were handled on the curb?


Which part of federal law allows for early withdrawal from an (ira) account without a 10% penalty?

Who were the curbstone brokers and what type of stocks were handled on the curb?

Try this...

American Stock Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by Aero

Well I'm having trouble. My econ teacher gave us these questions, whih are not in our book. He said we needed to research online.
After googling and asking for hours I'm not having much luck. So I decided to post on forums.



Who were the curbstone brokers and what type of stocks were handled on the curb?

When was the wall street journal first published and what promise did it make to its readers?

What is the DOW Jones Average, and how was it first calculated?

Before the invention of th stock market, how did brokers get the most current information and how fast and reliable was it?

What do the events of oct. 19, 1987 and the great crash of 1921 have in common?

If you buy a company’s common stock what kind of return is guaranteed?

If you buy a company’s bond what do you receive?

Which part of federal law allows for early withdrawal from an (ira) account without a 10% penalty?

Thanks for your help. This assignment is worth Über points

Man...if you cannot find the answers to these questions on your own...you've got a whole more trouble than just your econ class!!

Originally Posted by blackbetty

Man...if you cannot find the answers to these questions on your own...you've got a whole more trouble than just your econ class!!

I have 'em all now =/

and thanks Dubyas-Twin-Sister. I've seen that wiki before but didn't actually read it because I though it was irrelevant

It had other links to the answers though...you should have read it and saved yourself a little time.

Originally Posted by Aero

I have 'em all now =/

and thanks Dubyas-Twin-Sister. I've seen that wiki before but didn't actually read it because I though it was irrelevant

The thing with Wikipedia is you have to be careful using it as a source. Anyone can post stuff on it, so....it's not necessarily accurate. And that's putting it mildly for some of the crap I've read there! LOL So you want to be careful when quoting it or using it as a source. It could come back to bite you!