TY - BOOK AU - Burns,Joseph M. TI - A treatise on markets: spot, futures, and options SN - 0844733407 AV - HG6046 .B87 U1 - 332.6'44 PY - 1979/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research KW - Futures KW - Options (Finance) KW - Commodity exchanges N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This seeks to enhance understanding of the nature of spot, futures and option markets especially as it concerns their development. It comprise seven chapters and cover topics including the history, development, usage, pricing, and regulation of spot, forward, futures and options markets. Its three appendices discuss fixed and floating exchange rates, straddles, and the proposed equity based futures contracts. ER -