Single stock futures: a trader's guide

168 Pages·2003·0.708 MB·English

by  Patrick L. Young, Charles Sidey, Patrick Young

SINGLE STOCK FUTURES
A TRADER’S GUIDE
Patrick L. Young and Charles Sidey

Single Stock Futures
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SINGLE STOCK FUTURES
A TRADER’S GUIDE
Patrick L. Young and Charles Sidey
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Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction: Another New Product, Another Revolution xiii
Prologue: The Next Frontier xvii
1 A Simple Q&A 1
2 Basics of Single Stock Futures 9
3 Trading Single Stock Futures 39
4 Corporate Actions 59
5 Users of Single Stock Futures 81
6 Margin, Clearing, and Settlement 95
7 Single Stock Futures and Indices 113
Conclusion 125
Exchanges 131
Web acknowledgements 133
Bibliography 135
Index 137

To Iain Cain for being a great friend, the finest host on the Coˆte
d’Azur and simply the best impromptu singer with which any late
night soire´e can be blessed!
To Gaby for providing unstinting support and encouragement at
all time, which I hope I can return in the future.