Models of Futures Markets (Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy)

This volume presents an entirely new analysis of the economics of futures markets, that will be of interest to both specialists in the area and the generalist economist seeking a new perspective. Through a combination of theoretical investigation and empirical application, three important themes are explored: the gains from futures trading and the efforts of emerging markets to reap these benefits; rationality and rival hypotheses of trader behaviour, such as noise trading; and the effect of regulatory tools on price formation.

Barry A. Goss is Reader in Economics at Monash University, Australia, and the editor of this volume. He is widely published in the field of futures markets, co-edited the Economic Record Special Issue on Futures Markets 1992, and wrote the feasibility study for the establishment of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange.