Regulatory Reform of Stock and Futures Markets : A Special Issue of the Journal of Financial Services Research

Prologue -- Using Tax Policy to Curb Speculative Short-Term Trading -- Commentary -- Stock Market Margin Requirements and Volatility: Implications for Regulation of Stock Index Futures -- Commentary -- Margin Requirements and Stock Volatility -- Volatility, Price Resolution, and the Effectiveness of Price Limits -- Commentary -- Commentary -- Price Volatility, International Market Links, and Their Implications for Regulatory Policies -- Commentary -- Commentary -- When Financial Markets Work too Well: A Cautious Case for a Securities Transactions Tax -- Initial Margin Requirements and Stock Returns Volatility: Another Look.