THE FUTURE OF SINGLE STOCK FUTURES.

The article focuses on single stock futures along with its attributes such as no portfolio margining and no benefits from 1256 tax treatment. Topics include views of David Downey, chief executive officer of the single stock future exchange OneChicago, on redesigning of its contract to replicate total return swaps; benefits of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act to single stock futures; and challenges faced by single stock futures due to competitors in the stock loan business.