Understanding Futures Markets (Understanding Futures Markets)
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Now in it's sixth edition, Robert Kolb's Understanding Futures Markets provides the most comprehensive coverage of futures markets available. With added insight by co-author James Overdahl (Chief Economist of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission), this new edition features updated and enhanced discussions on:event markets, proposition markets, weather futures, and macro futuresglobalization of futures marketselectronic trading platforms and the rise of electronic tradingmanipulation of futures markets and methods of deterrenceThe Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and its effect on market regulationhedging in a corporate environmentuses of futures by government entitiesenergy futures productsrecent fiascos involving energy futures and related derivativessingle stock futures products and on narrow-based stock index futuresaccounting and taxation features of futures marketsClearly written and accessible, this is the authoritative text for students and practitioners alike looking for an in-depth treatment of futures markets.
Now in it's sixth edition, Robert Kolb's Understanding Futures Marketsprovides the most comprehensive coverage of futures markets available. With added insight by co-author James Overdahl (Chief Economist of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission), this new edition features updated and enhanced discussions on:-event markets, proposition markets, weather futures, and macro futures-globalization of futures markets-electronic trading platforms and the rise of electronic trading-manipulation of futures markets and methods of deterrence-The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and its effect on market regulation-hedging in a corporate environment-uses of futures by government entities-energy futures products-recent fiascos involving energy futures and related derivatives-single stock futures products and on narrow-based stock index futures-accounting and taxation features of futures marketsClearly written and accessible, this is the authoritative text for students and practitioners alike looking for an in-depth treatment of futures markets.
Now in its sixth edition, Understanding Futures Marketsby Robert Kolb (University of Colorado) and James Overdahl (Chief Economist of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission) provides the most comprehensive coverage of futures markets available. This new edition features updated and enhanced discussions on:- event markets, proposition markets, weather futures, and macro futures- globalization of futures markets- electronic trading platforms and the rise of electronic trading- manipulation of futures markets and methods of deterrence- The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and its effect on market regulation- hedging in a corporate environment- uses of futures by government entities- energy futures products- recent fiascos involving energy futures and related derivatives- single stock futures products and narrow-based stock index futures- accounting and taxation features of futures markets.Clearly written and accessible, this is the authoritative text for students and practitioners alike looking for an in-depth treatment of futures markets.This new edition of Understanding Futures Markets is supported by online lecturer resources available at www.blackwellpublishing.com/ufm.
From the Author
James A. Overdahl has been an adjunct professor of business at Georgetown University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, George Mason University, and Johns Hopkins University.
Robert W. Kolb is a Professor of Finance and Director of the Center for Business and Society at the University of Colorado.
Understanding Futures Markets (Understanding Futures Markets),Robert Kolb,James Overdahl,Blackwell Publishing,1405134038,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business/Economics,Futures market,General,Investments & Securities - Futures,United States,Business & Economics / Investments & Securities,FUTURES,Investment & securities
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