2001:2002

Summer Term

1 May

Default Hazards and the Term Structure of Credit Spreads in a Duopoly.
Prof. William Perraudin
Birkbeck College and Bank of England

8 May

Performance Measurement with Non-normal Distributions.
Prof. Stewart Hodges
University of Warwick

15 May

Hedging in Uncertain Environment.
Dr. Jacques Pezier
University of Warwick

22 May

A Multi-Factor Approach to Identify Global Sectors.
Dr. Marlies van Boven
Newton Asset Management

29 May

Central Bank Intervention and Properties of the 1920's Currency Markets.
Prof. Richard Baillie
Michigan State

13 June

Investigating Dynamic Dependence between Non-Gaussian Assets Using Copulae. (further pdf)
Prof. Mark Salmon
City University

19 June

Pricing Convertible Bonds with Credit Risk.
Dr. Luke Olsen
Barclays Capital

Autumn Term

16 Oct

Forecasting Energy Forward Prices using Physical Assets.
Matt Snyder and Graham Tyler
Wood Mackenzie, London

23 Oct

Numerical Methods for Levy Processes. (further pdf)
Dr. Nick Webber
City University

30 Oct

Outlier Detection in GARCH Models.
Dr. Jurgen Doornik
Oxford University

6 Nov

Modelling Directional Hedge Funds.
Dr. Emmanuel Acar
Bank of America, London

13 Nov

Fast Wavelet-Based PDE Valuation of Complex Derivatives.
Prof. Michael Dempster
Cambridge University

20 Nov

Yet Another Term Structure: US Power Market and Price Behaviour.
Dr. Hyungsok Ahn
Constellation Power Source, New York

27 Nov

A New Approach to Modelling the Dynamics of Implied Distributions:
Theory and Evidence from SP500 Options.

Dr. George Skiadopoulos
Athens University of Economics and Business

4 Dec

Crossing Network Trading and the Liquidity of a Dealer Market:
Cream-Skimming or Risk Sharing?

Prof. Carol Gresse
Université de Paris-Nanterre, CEREG, Université de Paris-Dauphine