Manipulation on Trial

Klappentext The first economic analysis of the Hunt silver case! the biggest manipulation case ever brought to trial. Zusammenfassung This book is the first economic analysis of the Hunt silver case! the biggest manipulation case ever brought to trial. Drawing on interviews with the judge! jury and attorneys! as well as his own experience as an expert witness! the author focuses on the economic analyses used at the trial and investigates the problems introduced when economic analysis enters complex litigation. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Foreword Thomas O. Gorman; 1. Why the Hunt silver case? 2. Turmoil in the silver market; 3. Identifying a manipulation; 4. Testing for the cause of the price rise in silver; 5. Determining the appropriate price of silver; 6. Inferring manipulative intent; 7. The predicament of economic analysis in the courtroom; Glossary of commodity market terms; References; Index.

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Rev. Dr. Jeffrey B. Williams has been the pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) since January, 2020. Before serving in Slayton, Minnesota, he served congregations in Kansas, Wisconsin, and Colorado. He also was on the faculty at Concordia University Wisconsin as a Professor of Computer Science. Dr. Williams earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Elmhurst College in 1987. In May, 1992, he completed his Master of Divinity at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. His doctorate in Education was granted in 2005 by Kansas State University. He serves as a Civil Air Patrol Chaplain as well as being a parish pastor. Dr. Williams and his long-suffering spouse unit, Sally, have two adopted daughters who are in the Milwaukee and Denver area. The reverend and his wife have been married over 50 years and live in the parsonage in Slayton with their two dogs.

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The first economic analysis of the Hunt silver case, the biggest manipulation case ever brought to trial.

Inhalt
List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Foreword Thomas O. Gorman; 1. Why the Hunt silver case? 2. Turmoil in the silver market; 3. Identifying a manipulation; 4. Testing for the cause of the price rise in silver; 5. Determining the appropriate price of silver; 6. Inferring manipulative intent; 7. The predicament of economic analysis in the courtroom; Glossary of commodity market terms; References; Index.