VOL. XXX

NO. 9

8-DECEMBER-1986

Publications Received

The NYMEX Crude Oil Futures Market: an Analysis of its Performance by MarkHalliwell and Christophe Chassard. Published by the Oxford Institute for EnergyStudies, 29 New Inn Hall Street, Oxford OXl 2DX, UK, price 12 (UK), 14(Overseas), 61pp, September 1986.

A crude oil futures market has been in existence for 13 years at the New YorkMercantile Exchange (NYMEX), which has become one of the most importantmechanisms for setting oil prices in the...