Guest speakers

The MSc places considerable emphasis on helping you to appreciate the practical applications and implications of what you learn. This is underpinned by regular presentations by academics and practitioners, including representatives from major European and US banks, clearing houses, hedge fund companies, and stock and futures exchanges.  Recent guest speakers include:

Professor Werner F M De Bondt, Director of Richard H Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance, De Paul University, Chicago, USA

Professor Gregory D Koutmos, Professor of Finance, Gerald M Levin Chair in Finance, Charles F Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University, USA

Professor John Doukas, Professor of Finance and International Finance, Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA

Professor George C Philippatos, Distinguished chaired Professor of Banking and Finance, University of Tennessee, USA

Professor George Constantinedes, Leo Melamed Professor of Finance, University of Chicago

Dr Kasper Roszbach, Central Bank of Sweden, Visiting Researcher of the Federal Reserve Bank Philadelphia, USA

Stuart Rees, Consultant at Stuart Rees & Co (PTY) Ltd, Ex-CEO of the South African Futures Exchange

Dr Paris Fragoulis, Head Quantitative Analysis and Risk of a major European Bank

Dr Daniel Santamaria, Ex-Consultant in Econometrics at the London Clearing House and Senior Quantitative Analyst and Strategist at a London-based Hedge Fund Company

Dr György Mohai, Deputy CEO, Budapest Stock Exchange