The economic function of futures markets /

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Author / Creator:Williams, Jeffrey, 1953-
Imprint:Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1986.
Description:viii, 260 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/731364
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ISBN:0521265916
Notes:Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 247-256.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. An Introduction to futures markets
  • 2. Equivalent ways to borrow and lend commodities
  • 3. Futures markets and risk aversion
  • 4. The demand to borrow commodities
  • 5. The contribution of futures markets
  • 6. The optimal number of futures markets
  • 7. conclusion: The economic functions of futures markets.