Abstract
This paper discusses the advent of online trading. The author outlines the pros and cons of trading online versus using traditional brokers. Sections of the paper include a look at specific companies providing online trading services, a history of online trading, and a brief look into the future.

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"The stock market has been a part of people's lives throughout the twentieth century. Millions of people around the world have money invested in their countries own respective markets. Since the coming of age of online trading, more people have been investing their money in stocks than ever before because of the advantages it offers. Online trading allows people to trade stocks quickly without the help of a broker, letting the investors have more control over their transactions. The competition between companies has helped decrease the cost of making the transactions. In addition to that, ordinary people now have access to information that could only be seen by brokers. Overall, online trading saves time, money and gives power to the investor rather than the broker."

Tags:business, electronic, finance, internet, market, stock, stocks, trade

Abstract
This paper discusses the theoretical concept behind business models as proposed by Weill, Malone, D'Orso, Herman and Woerner in their 2004 research study regarding business models as a measure of business solvency and success. Their observations are applied to the online trading industry in the European market and several specific companies are examined relevant to the broker business model as seen in the cited study.

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"The study of business and business operations as an academic and professional pursuit has, since the rise of management studies, been primarily concerned with producing a set of quantifiable metrics that define and measure the business. While such metrics are certainly requisite in evaluating and assigning worth, determining valuation and assigning appropriate cost structures to a business, they do not determine operational validity. As Weill, Malone, D'Urso, Herman and Woerner (2004) make clear in their definitive study on business model validity, achieving operational efficiency has as much to do with enacting the most appropriate business model as does implementing the most effective cost-saving measures. "

Tags:online, trading, business

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The topic chosen for this research project is to identify how e-business practices have impacted a targeted industry or organization. The particular e-business practice I have chosen is online trading and the online trading business model in relation to the financial services industry.

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Day Trading in the Financial Markets: An Analysis of E-Business Impacts on a Broader Industry Table of Contents I. Introduction 03 1.1 Topic 03 1.2 Reasons for Selection 03 1.3 Aims and Objectives 05 II. Information Gathering 06 2.1 Sources and Reasons for Selection 06 2.2 Description of Methodology 06

Tags:trading, financial, markets

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that the combined effects of financial services companies striving to drop the cost of providing customer service and the significant rise in individual investors' interest in taking control of their own investments continues to increase the use of online securities trading. Further, the writer points out that many individual investors rely on the Internet as a means of learning as much as they can about specific investments before executing a stock or bond trade online, and this factor alone is changing the landscape of financial services. The writer discusses that financial services firms are walking a fine line between automating transactions by putting powerful investment tools in the hands of individual investors, while at the same time educating them of the financial benefits of long-term investing. The writer concludes that individual investors have more control over their funds than ever before, yet with that freedom comes a high level of responsibility to make sure the advice, applications and tools they gain access from financial services firms are in fact the best match with their investment needs.

Outline:
Executive Summary
Technological Implications of Online Trading
The Ethics of Enabling Online Trading
Online Trading as a Service Strategy: Inevitable?
Assessing Online Trading and the Individual Investor
Improvements for Online Trading as a Self-Service Strategy
Conclusions and Recommendations

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"Financial Services firms are pursuing a wide variety of online services strategies to reduce the cost per transaction, and this cost reduction strategy is creating a series of Web-based applications that have rich functionality and features previously only brokers had available. The costs of having individual investors speak with investment representatives is significantly higher than having the question respond to or transaction completed online. As a result of the cost reduction benefits of these online strategies, financial services firms are adopting them for all segments of customers. This technological shift to online investment advice and transaction tools is being influenced by the major unmet needs of individual investors for expertly-written content on the one hand and greater control over their investments on the other. Financial services firms segment their customer bases by their net worth and projected lifetime customer value, and the lowest-value customers are routed to Web-enabled suites of applications and content portals. Those customers that have the potential of generating a higher lifetime value for the financial services firm, and as a result they are provided a higher level of service including a dedicated account representative. This segmented approach to delivering service is proving to be profitable for financial services firms."

Tags:investors, financial, investments, transaction

Abstract
This paper is an in-depth analysis of online company "E*Trade", covering topics such as: recent strategic acquisitions / alliances, average customer characteristics, 1998 market share for retail brokerage accounts, market share of online equity trades, cost structure of brokers, comparison of products and services offered by the leading online brokerages, SWOT Analysis Matrix.

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"Founded as a service bureau in 1982 by Bill Porter, a physicist and E*Trade provided online quote and trading services to Fidelity, Charles Schwab, and Quick and Reilly. This led Bill Porter to wonder why individual investors had to pay a broker hundreds of dollars for stock transactions. With incredible foresight, he saw the solution at hand. He envisioned that someday everyone would own computers and invest through them with unprecedented efficiency and control. It would take years for the investment world to catch up with Bill's vision. In 1992, E*Trade Securities, Inc., one of the original all-electronic brokerages, was born and began offering online investing services through America Online and CompuServe. With the launch of the Palo Alto, California based www.etrade.com company in 1996, demand for E*Trade services exploded."

Tags:brokerage, online, SWOT, analysis

Abstract
This paper acts as a brief user guide for potential online investors and discusses some of the criteria to consider when opening an online brokerage account. It also looks at some of the options for assistance for the novice as well as discussing consideration of the amount to be invested and the fee structure.

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"Many of you may not have prior experience investing. Therefore the first thing you should keep in mind before opening an online brokerage account is how much assistance you will need. Assistance can be of two forms, customer service or research and training.There is often a tradeoff between quality assistance and affordability. Therefore you must decide what is more important, assistance provided or the cost of investing. According to an online broker review done by Consumersearch.com, the online brokerage firm Fidelity's customer service is rated as the best in the Business. Charles Schwab is another broker known for customer service."

Tags:stocks, trade, money

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The paper responds to an online simulation and also answers questions about global trade and the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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"One advantage of international trade is that it allows countries to take advantage of their natural resources and the skills of their workforce to produce goods and services most efficiently. Countries can then trade those goods and services for those produced in other countries that also take advantage of their skills and resources. Thus, a country that does not have extensive crude oil resources can trade with other countries that do in exchange for other goods or services. Ideally this results in lower..."

Tags:international trade, UOP, University of Phoenix, world trade organization, WTO

Abstract
This paper explains that, more than a decade later, eBay has become the most successful online enterprise in existence, with millions of users all over the world. The author points out that eBay was developed by Pierre Omidyar in 1995 as a small online auction to kick-start the sales of his girlfriend's Pez dispenser collection. The paper relates that eBay can be considered successful based solely on its highly rated customer service, which is a major component in the success of any C2C business. The author underscores that, although countless auction sites have attempted to duplicate eBay, by 2002, eBay controlled more than 80% of the U.S. online auction market. The paper explains that, for international trading, eBay created a section of the site, which contains useful tools, such as a shipping rate calculator, a currency conversion calculator, a global community chat, and a guide to the process of international trade.

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"In 2002, eBay launched a new extended warranty program to further serve its customers. This program pertains only to electronics and allows sellers to list a free link in their listing that gives buyers an option to purchase an extended warranty through eBay for any electronics that a user wins through auction on the site. This program essentially adds value to electronic items, helping eBay to attract even more customers who may have been avoiding the site based on the fact that an extended warranty was not an option in the past."

Tags:warranty feedback, corporate social responsibility, competition paypal

Abstract
This paper discusses the impact on international trade that the Internet is making. Specific sources of these impacts are discussed in the paper.

Outline
Introduction
Issues
Regions
Technology
Regulation
Future Implications
Bibliography

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"As we move into the twenty-first century, we are faced with an ever-shrinking world. One in which borders are diminishing, and cultures are merging. The economies are now moving together within regions to form larger, more efficient, powerful centers for monetary and economic exchange. What once used to be a very segregated globe is now separated into an almost continental based economy. Each region has its specific power centers in which the economic activity revolves. There has been an even greater push in these economies to develop more efficient means of communicating to make transactions easier. This is where the Internet has aided this movement."

Tags:business, buying, customers, exports, imports, international, internet, multinationals, online, shipping, trade

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This paper discusses the business plan for eTransactions, an online securities trading company modeled after companies such as Scottrade. E-Transactions is intended to be an online force in the online securities and financial products and services industry. The paper explains that eTransactions will be located in an overseas internationally relevant location that meets all criteria for start-up: 1) foreign enterprise friendly, 2) large host country potential market, and 3) limited governmental interference in the financial services and products industry. The paper further explains that, at present, mainland China and one of its free trade zone municipalities is the target start-up zone.

Tags:online, trading, etransactions