EC 362 Financial Markets

Fall 1998, Prof. Baum

Downloadable Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat format)

Revised Deadline: Midterm Exam: Wednesday 28 October

Final Exam: Friday 11 December, 9:00 AM

Research Project due: 5 PM Monday 14 December, Carney 136

Access to Economic and Financial Data at Boston College

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

Problem Sets:

Problem Set 1, due 5 October 1998

Problem Set 2, due 21 October 1998

  • Problem Set 3, due 30 November 1998

  • Answer key for PS3

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