Menachem Brenner

Menachem Brenner is a Professor of Finance and a Bank and Financial Analysts Faculty Fellow at New York University Stern School of Business. He teaches a course in options and futures, along with an introduction to finance course. Professor Brenner also teaches for the Master of Science in Global Finance (MSGF), which is a joint program between Stern and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.[1][2]

Biography

Brenner’s primary areas of research include derivative markets, hedging, option pricing, and the stock market.[3] He is also the co-inventor (with Professor Dan Galai) of the volatility index based on the prices of traded index options.[4]

He has also served as an associate editor and referee to several finance journals, and was an editor (with Professor Marti Subrahmanyam) of the Review of Derivatives Research, an academic journal specializing in derivatives markets.[4]

He is a recipient of the Lady Davis Fellowship and of grants from Ford Foundation and the Italian National Research Council. Before joining NYU Stern, he served as an associate Professor of Finance at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was also a visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Bergamo, and Tel-Aviv University.[3]

He also served on the board of directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and was chairman of the New Products Committee and the Index Maintenance Committee. He was a member of the New York Futures Exchange and of the advisory panel on Emerging Markets Investable Indices at the International Finance Corporation. Brenner has served as a consultant to leading stock exchanges, banks, and other financial institutions, including American Stock Exchange, Athens Derivatives Exchange, SOFFEX, Bombay Stock Exchange, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, Bank of Israel, Israel Securities Authority, and Quick Corp.[3][4]

He was also a floor trader in futures and options on the New York Futures Exchange and the NYSE. He has taught in many executive programs for major financial institutions (e.g., JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Smith Barney, Yamaichi Securities, Garantia, Swiss Bank Corporation, ICICI, Credit Swiss). He also served as a consultant to major law firms on a variety of issues involving the securities markets, in particular derivatives securities and especially executive stock options. He was an organizer and speaker at the annual and International American Stock Exchange Options Colloquium.[4]

Professional activities

Publications

Professor Brenner has written numerous articles and working papers, and his articles have appeared in publications including the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Journal of Business, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. He has also edited a book on option pricing.[6][7]

Education

Brenner received his BS in Economics from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and his MA and PhD from Cornell.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Menachem Brenner’s profile at NYU Stern School of Business
  2. ↑ Master of Science in Global Finance
  3. 1 2 3 Menachem Brenner’s profile at NYU Stern School of Business
  4. 1 2 3 4 Menachem Brenner’s Biography
  5. ↑ Menachem Brenner’s Biography
  6. ↑ Menachem Brenner’s profile at NYU Stern School of Business
  7. ↑ Menachem Brenner’s Biography
  8. ↑ Menachem Brenner’s profile at NYU Stern School of Business

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