The Electronic Financial Markets of the Future is concerned with e-business as it applies to financial institutions who operate within these markets. It presents a strategic overview of the impact and implications of technology in these markets. The model identifies two primary inter-related technological causes of change and the elegance and simplicity of the model and format provide a means to evaluate devlopments in the financial markets. Aimed at all high level financial practitioners evaluating the application of e-business and in particularly to banks on the sell-side in their capacities as securities dealers.

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LAUREN LIEBENBERG is a Strategic Analyst with Rand Merchant Bank in South Africa.

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PART 1: EMERGING MEGA-TRENDS: UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE: THE CAUSE AND EFFECT Introduction From Localisation to Globalisation Derived Effects Networked Financial 'Supermarkets' eVolution of Market Structures A Virtual Tour of the e-Markets of Today PART 2: UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE: THE IMPACT! Liquidity: The Rising Tide Balance of Power and the Efficiency of the eXchange Auction Systems Strategic Response of the Traditional Exchanges Emergence of New Forms of Commodities and Risk PART 3: SURVIVAL STRATEGIES Strategic Response of the Broker-Dealers The Quantum Leap in Action Virtual Reality Bytes The Net Strategic Impact of Technology on the Business of Securities Trading Corporate Longevity