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CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
ÖZET
ABBREVIATIONS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART
I
FUTURES MARKETS
1.1.
Definition
1.2. History of Futures Markets
1.3. Mechanics of Futures Trading
1.3.1. Futures Exchanges
1.3.2. Clearinghouse
1.3.3. Initiating a Trade
1.3.4. Closing a Futures Position
1.3.5. Types of the Futures Traders
1.4. Pricing of Futures Contracts
1.5. Hedging with Futures
1.6. The Economic and Social Role of Futures Markets
1.7. The Regulation of Futures Markets
PART
II
STOCK MARKET INDEXES
2.1.
Types of Stock Market Indexes
2.2. Calculation of Stock Market Indexes
2.3. Major Stock Market Indexes
2.3.1. American Indexes
2.3.2. European Indexes
2.3.3. Asian and Australian Indexes
2.4. Costruction of an Index
2.5. Fundamental Factors Affecting Stock Indexes
PART III
STOCK INDEX FUTURES
3.1.
Stock Index Futures Contracts
3.2. Stock Index Futures Pricing
3.2.1. Fair Value of Stock Index Futures
3.2.2. Price Quotation
3.3. Index Arbitrage and Program Trading
3.3.1. Stock Index Futures Arbirtage
3.3.2. Program Trading
3.4. Managing Stock Market Risk with Futures
3.4.1. Hedging with Stock Index Futures
3.4.2. Asset Allocation
3.4.3. Portfolio Insurance
PART
IV
IMPLEMENTATION OF STOCK INDEX FUTURES ON
ISTANBUL STOCK EXCHANGE
4.1.
Current Examples of Derivatives in Turkey
4.1.1. Over-the-Counter Market
4.1.2. Agricultural Commodity Futures in Turkey and Izmir Futures
and Options Market
4.1.3. Istanbul Gold Exchange Gold Futures and Options Market
4.2. Istanbul Stock Exchange
4.2.1. Historical and Financial Background
4.2.2. Market Performance
4.3. Capital Markets Board (CMB) and Legal Framework for Stock Index
Futures Trading
4.4. ISE National-30 Index
4.5. Trading in Futures and Options Market
4.5.1. Market Membership
4.5.2. Execution of the Orders
4.6. Clearing System
4.6.1. ISE Settlement and Custody Bank (Takasbank)
4.6.2. Membership to the Clearing Center
4.6.3. Clearing the Trades
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
1. PRICE FLUCTUATIONS OF MAJOR STOCK INDEXES
APPENDIX 2. FUTURES TRADING VOLUMES IN 1997-1998 DIVIDED INTO COMMODITY
GROUPS
APPENDIX 3. WORLD STOCK MARKET INDEXES, 1800-1998
APPENDIX 4. STOCK MARKET INDEXES
APPENDIX 5. STOCK INDEX FUTURES TRADING VOLUMES ON WORLD EXCHANGES
APPENDIX 6. NOTIONAL VALUES OF THE STOCK INDEX FUTURES IN 1996,
1997 AND 1998
APPENDIX 7. CAPITALIZATION, VOLUME, LISTED COMPANIES AND INDEX CHANGE
FOR THE WORLD STOCK MARKETS IN 1997
APPENDIX 8. MONTHLY CLOSING VALUES OF THE ISE NATIONAL-100 PRICE
INDEX. US$ BASED
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