Every man his own broker [electronic resource] : or, a guide to Exchange-Alley. In which the nature of the several funds, vulgarly called the stocks, is clearly explained. And The Mystery and Iniquity of Stock-Jobbing laid before the Public in a New and Impartial Light. Also The Method of Transferring Stock, and of Buying and Selling the several Government Securities, without the Assistance of a Broker, is made intelligible to the meanest Capacity: and an Account is given of the Laws in force relative to Brokers, Clerks at the Bank, &c. With directions how to avoid the Losses that are frequently sustained by the Destruction of Bank Notes, India Bonds, &c. by Fires and other Accidents. Some Account of Banking, and of the Sinking Fund. With a supplement, giving a Concise, but Clear Account of the Valuation of Annuities upon Lives: with accurate tables of interest (and many others equally useful); calculated to a Farthing, at 2?, 3, 3?, 4, and 5, per Cent. from 11 to 5001. from One Day to Sixty, and from One Month to Twelve. With easy Rules for casting up Stock. The sixth edition, improved. By Thomas Mortimer, Esq.
1765
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Every man his own broker [electronic resource] : or, a guide to Exchange-Alley. In which the nature of the several funds, vulgarly called the stocks, is clearly explained. And The Mystery and Iniquity of Stock-Jobbing laid before the Public in a New and Impartial Light. Also The Method of Transferring Stock, and of Buying and Selling the several Government Securities, without the Assistance of a Broker, is made intelligible to the meanest Capacity: and an Account is given of the Laws in force relative to Brokers, Clerks at the Bank, &c. With directions how to avoid the Losses that are frequently sustained by the Destruction of Bank Notes, India Bonds, &c. by Fires and other Accidents. Some Account of Banking, and of the Sinking Fund. With a supplement, giving a Concise, but Clear Account of the Valuation of Annuities upon Lives: with accurate tables of interest (and many others equally useful); calculated to a Farthing, at 2?, 3, 3?, 4, and 5, per Cent. from 11 to 5001. from One Day to Sixty, and from One Month to Twelve. With easy Rules for casting up Stock. The sixth edition, improved. By Thomas Mortimer, Esq.
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Mortimer, Thomas, 1730-1810.
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London : printed for S. Hooper, at the East Corner of the New Church in the Strand, MDCCLXV. [1765][1766]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
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xvii,[5],196,[2],46p. ; 12⁰.
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'A new book of interest, containing, accurate tables, calculated to a farthing' has a separate titlepage, dated 1766, and pagination, but continuous register.
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Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Kress, 6281
English Short Title Catalog, T118204.
English Short Title Catalog, T118204.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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