How Has Internet Share Trading Affected The Money Markets?

A quiet but strengthening revolution has been fomented by the internet in the world's money markets. What was formerly an exclusive club frequented by the moneyed elite, the corporates and big banks now has a drastically revised door policy.

Thanks to the web, John Public can enter into the financial fray and secure a slice of the action. So long as Mr., Mrs. or Ms. Public has an internet connection and the requisite money, online trading is now instantly accessible. Money markets, once remote for most people, are now very much a reality even if, ironically, the exchange is 'remotely' accessed via the internet.

And it is not just conventional stock exchanges that are being opened up; the biggest embracer of the net has been the futures market. A global market that follows the sun around the planet's futures exchanges and offers near 24x5 trading is – almost by definition - the natural adopter and spiritual home of web-based trading technology.