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Spring 2010 Seminars

Probability and Computational Finance Seminars

If you have questions or suggestions about the seminar, please contact the organizers: Agoston Pisztora, Gautam Iyer, and Kavita Ramanan (Probability), Kasper Larsen, Dmitry Kramkov and Steven Shreve (Mathematical Finance). Information for outside speakers or visitors can be found here.

Schedule for Spring 2010

Unless otherwise stated, the talks take place on Mondays at 5:00 P.M. in Wean Hall, 6423.


CANCELED
Monday, January 25, 2010

Ramon van Handel
ORFE Princeton

Title: An asymptotic theory for nonlinear filters

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423

Abstract:


Monday February 1, 2010

Silviu Predoiu
Carnegie Mellon University

Title: On optimal execution policy for a large investor

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Monday February 8, 2010

Ryan Hynd
University of California at Berkeley

Title: Option pricing in the large risk aversion, small transaction cost limit

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423

Abstract:


Monday February 15, 2010

Pietro Siorpaes
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

Title: On Sobolev's imbedding theorems for parametric families of martingales

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Monday February 22, 2010

Sergio Pulido
Department of Information Engineering and Operations Research, Cornell University

Title: Bubbles and contingent claims in markets with short-sale constraints

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423

Abstract:


CANCELED
Monday March 1, 2010

Chenxu Li
Department of Mathematics, Columbia University

Time: 3:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 5302

Abstract:


Monday March 1, 2010

Yuri Bhaktin
Georgia Tech

Title: Diffusion Models of Sequential Decision Making

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423

Abstract:


Monday March 15, 2010

Hang Yu
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University.

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Monday March 22, 2010

Roger Lee
Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago

Title: A Variance Contract is Worth How Many Log Contracts?

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423

Abstract:


Monday March 29, 2010

Hao Xing
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University.

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Monday April 5, 2010

Gordan Zitkovic
University of Texas at Austin

Title: An overview of some recent progress in incomplete-market equilibria

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423

Abstract:


Monday April 12, 2010

TBA

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Monday April 19, 2010

Ramon van Handel
ORFE Princeton

Title: An asymptotic theory for nonlinear filters

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Monday April 26, 2010

Tankut Dogrul
Department of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University

Title: An Equilibrium Model with Price Impact

Time: 5:00 P.M.
Location: Wean 6423


Past Seminars:

Schedule for Fall 2009

Schedule for Spring 2009

Schedule for Fall 2008

Schedule for Spring 2008

Schedule for Fall 2007

Schedule for Spring 2007

Schedule for Fall 2006

Schedule for Spring 2006

Schedule for Fall 2005

Schedule for Spring 2005

Schedule for Fall 2004

Schedule for Spring 2004

Schedule for Fall 2003

Schedule for Spring 2003