Stock Index Futures & Options

Stock Index Futures & Options: The Ins and Outs of Trading Any Index, Anywhere

During the dot.com boom of the late 1990s, I wrote a book that focused on stock index futures contracts available on exchanges globally, a product that had exploded since its introduction in 1982. Although the title sounded ambitious back in the day, the book always was and remains a great resource for understanding the structure of 42 stock indexes in 13 countries, and provides some great backstory on their beginnings along with annual volume through 1998.

From a financial astrology perspective, it’s great that I published the date that each of these indexes began trading. But, sadly, I didn’t realize at the time how valuable it would have been to also publish the time that trading began. I wish I still had all those file folders with my notes!