Finance Faculty Media Mentions

Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer, along with finance students Cameron Hair and Georgi Minov, wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal on how they were able to show that it is central bank synchronization (when all banks are going up in their interest rates, or when all banks are going down in their rates) that yields the most extreme results for our markets.

Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer, along with finance students Macro Favro and Michael Yelland, wrote an article for the CFA Institute on how bid-ask spreads have come down in options market over the past 20 years.

“The shift down in market expectations is primarily due to the uncertainties surrounding the war in Ukraine,” says Derek Horstmeyer, finance professor, in an interview with Capital.com.

"To promote a well-functioning financial market, policymakers need to encourage short interest to come back through relaxing short sale restrictions...” says Derek Horstmeyer, finance professor, in an op-ed for the International Business Times.

A new study from Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, and his students indicate that the best three words to use for Wordle are “slice,” “tired,” and “crane.”

Senior finance students Amine El Boury and Drew Hardin, along with Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, wrote an article for the CFA Institute on moving averages, “to assess how it performed over the decades.”

Derek Horstmeyer, professor of finance, wrote an article for The Wall Street Journal on a study that indicated it matters what country your manager is in when they are constructing a global portfolio.

Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, offers his advice on bundling auto and home insurance together.

Sean Spence, adjunct professor of finance, states there are several factors that go into why auto insurance prices are going up.

Senior finance students Ying Liu and Amber Wilkins, along with finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer wrote an article for the CFA Institute on the validity of the Fama-French 5 factors over time.