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Introduction. Investment Characteristics of Basic Option Contracts. The History and Structure of Options Markets. Uses of Options: Investment Positions and Strategies. Tax Treatment of Option Transactions. The Economic Function of Options, Regulation and the Use of Options by Institutions and Corporations. Evaluation of an Option Contract. The Application of Option Valuation Techniques to Other Markets and Instruments. An Index of Listed Option Premiums. Who Makes Money in the Options Market? Systematic Applications of Option Strategies and Portfolio Insurance. Appendices A: Margin Requirements. B: Option Performance Measurement. C: Some Comparisons of the Use of Empirical and Lognormal Distributions in Option Evaluation. D: Bond Option and Bond Futures Option Evaluation. E: Annotated Bibliography F: Glossary G: Miscellaneous.