Financial Futures Markets: Concepts, Evidence, and Applications

For anyone who wants to minimize financial risk through future and related cash markets, this book contains pedagogy and "quick reference" features, making it useful for students and practitioners alike. Organized by topic rather than type of contract, the text first covers the concepts, empirical evidence and essential equations needed to appreciate the techniques and applications of hedging, pricing and arbitrage. It then discusses the various futures contracts, explaining, in detail, how to use these products to meet specific risk management goals. A blend of academic insights and business "know-how", this book works equally well as a main text for courses on financial futures, as a supplement to any textbook on options and futures or as a practical, on-the-job guide to futures markets.