International Center for Futures and Derivatives

ICFD Past Events

  • Center Sponsored FERM 2008
    The ICFD will again co-sponsor the International Symposium on Financial Engineering and Risk Management 2008 (FERM2008), in Shanghai, China.

  • Quantitative Finance on Fridays
    Richard Thaler, Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics, University of Chicago presented a talk on Behavioral Finance/Economics on May 16th, 2008.

  • Quantitative Finance on Fridays
    Kenneth Singleton, Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Stanford University presented a talk on "Why Do Risk Premiums in Sovereign Credit Markets Covary?" on April 11th, 2008

  • Quantitative Finance on Fridays
    Nassim Taleb, Visiting Professor of Marketing at London Business School, presented his thoughts and theories on trading and investment as outlined in his book the Black Swan on January 11th, 2008.

  • Conference Held in Honor of Pliska
    The International Center for Futures and Derivatives will co-sponsor "Recent Advances in Mathematical Finance: Conference in Honor of Stan Pliska" on December 7-8, 2007 in Chicago.

  • Quantitative Finance on Fridays
    Andrew Lo, Harris and Harris Group Professor at MIT, Director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering presented "What happened to the Quants in August 2007" on November 9, 2007 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.