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The Tin Crisis (1985‐86) and Futures Trading
Author(s) -
YAMEY BASIL S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1992.tb02291.x
Subject(s) - futures contract , tin , commodity , cash , stock (firearms) , economics , open outcry , financial economics , business , algorithmic trading , finance , alternative trading system , engineering , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , materials science
A succession of six international tin agreements operated from 1956 to 1985. Futures trading in tin continued in London until the buffer stock scheme, without cash or the support of its sponsoring governments, collapsed in October 1985. The implications of the tin experience for futures trading and for so‐called commodity stabilization schemes are examined