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Financial Markets, Financial Instruments, And Financial Crisis

In: Derivatives, Risk Management & Value

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  • Mondher Bellalah

    (Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France)

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The following sections are included:Chapter OutlineIntroductionTrading Characteristics of Commodity Contracts: The Case of OilFixed pricesFloating pricesExchange of futures for Physical (EFP)Description of Markets and Instruments: The Case of the International Petroleum ExchangeCharacteristics of Crude Oils and Properties of Petroleum ProductsSpecific features of some oil contractsDescription of Markets and Trading Instruments: The Brent MarketDescription of Markets and Trading Instruments: The Case of CocoaHow do the futures and physicals market work?ArbitrageHow is the ICCO price for cocoa beans calculated?Information on how prices are affected by changing economic factors?Cocoa varietiesCommodities — Market participants: The case of cocoa, coffee, and white sugarTrading Characteristics of Options: The Case of Equity OptionsOptions on equity indicesOptions on index futuresIndex options markets around the worldStock Index Markets and the underlying indices in EuropeTrading Characteristics of Options: The Case of Options on Currency Forwards and FuturesTrading Characteristics of Options: The Case of Bonds and Bond Options MarketsThe specific features of classic interest rate instrumentsThe specific features of mortgage-backed securitiesThe specific features of interest rate futures, options, bond options, and swapsSimple and Complex Financial InstrumentsThe Reasons of Financial InnovationsDerivatives Markets in the World: Stock Options, Index Options, Interest Rate and Commodity Options and Futures MarketsGlobal overviewThe main indexes around the world: a historical perspectiveSummaryQuestionsExercisesAppendixReferences

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  • Mondher Bellalah, 2009. "Financial Markets, Financial Instruments, And Financial Crisis," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Derivatives, Risk Management & Value, chapter 1, pages 3-66, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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