Description:
Increased marketplace volatility and the expanding size of capital markets have led to an explosion of interest in options on futures. What makes these instruments so attractive is that they allow traders to profit from movements in the markets using little up-front capital and plenty of leverage. At the same time, they provide an excellent hedge against the risks associated with capital market investments. This book demystifies these notoriously difficult-to-understand instruments and provides state-of-the-art strategies and tools for making the most of options on futures.John F. Summa (New Haven, CT) is a CTA and cofounder of OptionsNerd.com, an online service providing market commentary, trading advisories, and assistance with trading system development. Jonathan Lubow (Randolph, NJ) is cofounder and Vice President of Trader's Edge, a futures and options brokerage.

Table of Contents:
1. Polyelectrolytes. Physico-Chemical Aspects and Biological Significance.
2. Solution behavior of nucleic acids.
3. Single DNA molecules: Compaction and decompaction.
4. Interaction of DNA with surfactants in solution.
5. Interaction of DNA with cationic polymers.
6. Interactions of Histones with DNA: Nucleosome Assembly, Stability, Dynamics and Higher Order Structure.
7. Opening and closing DNA: theories on the nucleosome.
8. DNA-DNA interactions.
9. The hydration of DNA - amphiphile complexes.
10. Interfacial DNA-surfactant/lipid complexes at liquid interfaces.
11. Adsorption of DNA and DNA-surfactant complexes at solid surfaces.
12. The role of correlation forces for DNA-cosolute interactions.
13. Simulations of polyions: compaction, adsorption onto surfaces, and confinement.
14. Cross-linked DNA Gels and Gel Particles.
15. DNA as an amphiphilic polymer.
16. Lipid?DNA Interactions: Structure?Function Studies of Nanomaterials for Gene Delivery.