It is incumbent on us to facilitate the development of a market structure that best assures that these changes benefit the U.S. securities markets as a whole. Arthur Levitt assurebenefitdevelopment Change image and share on social
Over the past two decades, we have clearly seen an erosion of ethical values. Arthur Levitt decadeerosionethical Change image and share on social
I think that the failures of Enron and WorldCom and other companies are partially failures of investors to recognize companies that are selling for a thousand times nothing, but chances are they may be worth only that. Arthur Levitt chancecompanyenron share on social
Although the Internet makes it seem as if you have a direct connection to the securities market, you don't. Lines may clog; systems may break; orders may back-up. Arthur Levitt backbreakclog Change image and share on social
Our purpose, as we face these challenges, remains clear - fair and orderly markets that allow for efficient capital formation, while protecting the interests of investors. Arthur Levitt capitalchallengeclear Change image and share on social
Once again, stock markets have been threatened with extinction for almost 75 years, and I have found that stock markets are harder to kill than roaches. Arthur Levitt extinctionfindhard Change image and share on social
I think we have got to start thinking about banding together in terms of interested groups. Arthur Levitt bandgroupinterest Change image and share on social
Investors should start with a view of skepticism. They should become intellectual investors rather than emotional investors. They should be careful, and they should be skeptical. Arthur Levitt carefulemotionalintellectual Change image and share on social
Promoting the interaction of orders remains one of the most difficult, but crucially important, challenges we face concerning our national market system. Arthur Levitt challengecruciallydifficult Change image and share on social
One way for investors to protect themselves from a rapid change in the price of a stock is to use a limit order rather than a market order. Arthur Levitt changeinvestorlimit Change image and share on social
