EC 362 Financial Markets

Fall 2000, Prof. Baum

Downloadable Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat format)

Midterm Exam: Thursday 26 October

Final Exam: Thursday 14 December, 12:30 PM

Research Project: due at the final examination, with no exceptions

Access to Economic and Financial Data at Boston College

Online options calculators in JavaScript: chrysolite

Site-by-Site: Listing of all US-traded futures and options contracts

Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)

New York Mercantile Exchange / COMEX

New York Cotton Exchange (BP, DM, JY futures!)

London Int'l Futures/Options Exchange (LIFFE)

Marché à Terme Internationale de France (MATIF)

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Penn Library Links to Financial Market Indices

BC Econ Guide to Information Resources

BC Econ Guide to Data Resources

You may send Prof. Baum an email message or contact him at 552-3673 (voicemail). Office hours regularly scheduled for Wednesdays 3:00-5:00 and by appointment.