TY - BOOK AU - Spence,Donald TI - Introduction to futures and options SN - 9781855733237 AV - HG6024.A3 INT PY - 1997/// PB - Woodhead Publishing, KW - Options (finance) KW - Futures market KW - Stock index futures KW - Financial futures N1 - Includes index; Part 1 Markets, instruments and trading: History of the markets; The 24-hour market; The exchanges and their contracts; Using exchange-traded futures and options; OTC derivatives; Managed futures; Market analysis. Part 2 Regulation and management: Lessons from the past; Regulation and compliance; Training and education; The taxation of futures and options. Part 3 The future: The way ahead; Future futures N2 - This is a comprehensive guide to the workings of the world's commodity and financial futures and options markets. For all those new or already active in the futures and options markets, it is a handbook of first and last resort for traders, brokers, advisers and investors alike, and is written by a highly experienced market practitioner with contributions from leading experts in the field. It begins with an examination of the markets and instruments - including the OTC market and erivatives, and goes on to explain trading, regulation and management. It also evaluates the likely future developments in futures and options ER -