From the Age of Derivatives into the New Millennium

Jerry W. Markham is a professor of law at Florida International University in Miami, USA, where he teaches corporate and international business law.

• Part 1: Financial Turmoil 1. Interest Rates and Other Concerns 2. Commissions and Scandals 3. New Economic Policy and New York City 4. Derivatives Expand 5. Interest Rates Again Part 2: Markets Merge 1. Derivatives Continue Their Growth 2. Hostages, Repos and Other Matters 3. Mergers and Insider Trading 4. Banking Woes 5. REITs and Asset-Backed Debt Part 3: Finance Falters 1. The Stock Market Crash of 1987 2. The S&L Crisis and Banking Scandals 3. Stock Markets and Brokers 4. The Crisis in Derivatives Part 4: American Finance Rebounds 1. Markets and Broker-Dealers 2. Insurance Troubles 3. Banking Growth 4. The Market Boom 5. International Finance and Derivatives Part 5: The Century Closes 1. Internet Money and Trading 2. Banking Consolidation 3. Market Ups and Downs 4. Market Bubbles and Changes 5. Into the Millennium.

'The author's coverage is superb and his analysis uniformly convincing. Markham discusses such topics as derivatives, junk bonds, REITs, hedge funds, and the final bubble meltdown. I rarely turned a page without discovering something I had not known before. Without question, this volume should be the starting point for anyone seeking information on developments in the financial markets over the last three decades.’ Edwin J. Perkins, University of Southern California, USA.