New World Order

In the twists and turns of the world's capital markets, the stock exchange is a potent landmark. Nowadays most trading is electronic, but the prevailing market archetype is still the exchange floor. It's a romantic notion that in many places, including Wall Street, actually exists. Increasingly this model is under pressure from new stock trading paradigms. This fall's market correction highlighted the restless and evolving role of markets. As prices cascaded up and down from Hong Kong to