Trillion Dollar Bet

This Website accompanies the "Trillion Dollar Bet" episode of the popular PBS television series NOVA which aired on February 8, 2000. "Trillion Dollar Bet" explored the 1973 discovery of the Black-Scholes Formula, which allows one to determine the value of a call option at any given time. The formula "revolutionized modern finance...[and] led to the creation of a multi-trillion dollar industry." The creators of the formula, Myron Scholes, Robert Merton, and Fischer Black, won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1997. The Website offers a pithy explanation of this complex formula, analysis of the world of online trading, and a "Traders' Lexicon." A resources section of nicely annotated links and a short recommended bibliography round out the site.
Breakeven Calculator
Professor Jose Antonio Rosa of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign introduces his Breakeven Calculator. Breakeven analysis, Professor Rosa explains, is "a means to calculate the volume of sales at which variable and fixed costs are recovered -- the point at which a product starts producing profits." Users enter variable unit cost, fixed cost, expected unit sales, and price per unit into the appropriate fields, and the calculator figures out general calculations and generates a full report. A helpful glossary is provided as is easy-to-understand analysis.
What's Next Online
What's Next Online is a free online newsletter which focuses on business marketing tips and discussion. Written and edited by B.L. Ochman, each issue contains several short articles about current issues in marketing as well as a list of annotated, notable links. Past issues are archived, and interested users may subscribe to the email version of the newsletter.
Superstar Investor
Superstar Investor is a straightforward, yet comprehensive, collection of over 11,000 investment-related links. Organized into several dozen catagories, including Day Trading, Picks & Trends, Stock Options, and International Indexes, as well as Top Market Commentary, Top Quote and Chart Sites, and Top Stock Pick Sites, Superstar Investor is a trustworthy resource for finding information about today's market.
Workforce Online
Workforce Online is a Webzine that focuses on human resource issues and concepts. The site includes weekly articles, daily tips, and advice, as well as networking opportunities, polls, and case studies. Free registration is required to use the research section, which features a database of HR-related materials, searchable by keyword and topic. The site also includes solid information on legal issues and analysis, basic HR information in the HR 101 section, and a community center of networks and forums on assorted topics. Interested parties may subscribe to a free e-newsletter with site updates and more.