Futures Markets

A collection of 70 influential articles which cover a range of topics, including stock indexes, arbitrage, portfolio insurance, volatility and the October 1987 crash, price distributions, theories and determinants of hedging, portfolio selection with futures, institutions, market characteristics, speculation, pricing, efficiency, interest rates and insurance, and foreign currencies. In addition, the editor has written introductory essays for each volume which analyze speculation and hedging, explore the relatively new idea that futures markets can be modelled as chaotic processes, and demystify financial futures while presenting evidence of their benefits. No subject index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR