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.