Futures
Published on 30. April 1992
Book
Hardback
648 pages
978-0-07-019441-0 (ISBN)
Description
The goal of the book is to provide a comprehensive overview of futures markets: what they are, how they work, how they are used, and for what purpose. The last few chapters also provide a brief overview of commodity options and options on futures contracts. While the primary objective of the book is to provide a general understanding of futures marketed, it contains a number of chapters that examine specific futures contracts and markets. If the reader is not interested in a particular type of futures contracts it can be omitted.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 267 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-019441-0 (9780070194410)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. An Introduction to Futures Markets. 2. Mechanics of Buying and Selling Futures. 3. The Clearinghouse. 4. Futures Prices. 5. Hedging Fundamentals. 6. Devising a Hedging Strategy. 7. Social Benefits of Futures Markets and the Role of Speculation. 8. The Economic and Historical Rationales for Regulating Futures Markets. 9. The Regulation of Futures Markets. 10. Stock Index Futures. 11. Short Term Interest Rate Futures. 12. Long Term Interest Rate Futures. 13. Foreign Currency Futures. 14. Commodity Futures. 15. Trading Methods and Strategies. 16. Speculators: Who are They and Who Wins and Loses? 17. The 1987 Stock Market Crash and the Controversy over Stock Index Futures. 18. The Basics of Options. 19. Option Pricing. 20. Applications of Options.