The Concise Handbook Of Futures Markets

Download or read book The Concise Handbook of Futures Markets written by Perry J. Kaufman and published by . This book was released on 1986-09-12 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forbes Magazine called the 1,600-page, original Handbook of Futures Markets ``an exceptionally fine collection of work on every phase of the futures market.'' Now in paperback (and weighing much less than the six-and-a-half pound hardcover edition), this concise version covers the essential principles and methods in the encyclopedic original in 800 pages. Comprising all the material in Parts I through V of the original handbook, this edition brings together the know-how of the markets' foremost authorities. It covers futures markets and their operation; factors that influence the markets; uses of the markets, including hedging, managing interest rate risk, commodity spreads and options; forecasting methods and tools; and risk and money management.