Building the Global Market:A 4000 Year History of Derivatives

By - Edward J. Swan , University of London

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Kluwer Law International, The Hague, 2000

ISBN 10 - 9041197591

ISBN 13 - 9789041197597

Book Status - 3 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Derivative securities--Law and legislation

Shelf No - 18

Call Number - 346.092 SWA

Physical Description - xiii, 337 pages, 6 pages of plates: illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes - Includes Index

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This is a history of derivative contracts, their assignability and the regulation of derivatives markets from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day. It concludes with an analysis of future regulatory prospects and the implications of the historical data for derivatives trade and regulation.

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