http://www.librarything.com/

http://www.goodreads.com/

http://www.investopedia.com/

Google Business Biography: http://www.google.com/search?q=business+biography

Amazon Business: http://www.amazon.com/Business-Investing-Books/b/ref=bhp_bb0...

Amazon Business Biography: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=node%3D3&fiel...

Amazon Business & Investing › Biography & History http://www.amazon.com/Biographies-Primers-Business-Investing...

How The US Securities Industry Works: http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Securities-Industry-Works-Second/d...

After The Trade Is Made: http://www.amazon.com/After-Trade-Made-Processing-Transactio...

Very, very simplistic. Much more applicable to TCP network throughput, travelling salespeople than financial transactions

Missing ::

* Real World Transaction costs [ state, federal, international tax . Exchange volume discounts ]

* Risk [ counterparty , timing, many more ]

* Traceability : Ensuring decisions made are recorded and deterministic

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See After the Trade is Made for an accepted analysis of distributing securities.

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