Feng Zhao, PhD

Associate Professor
Finance and Managerial Economics

Email
(972) 883-5815
Office – JSOM 3.229

Education:

PhD, Cornell University, 2004
BS/BA, Tsinghua University, 1998

Courses:

BA 4346 Options and Futures Markets
FIN 6314 Fixed Income Securities
FIN 6360 Options and Futures Market

Current / Recent Research:

“Nonparametric Estimation of State-Price Densities Implicit in Interest Rate Cap Prices.” With Haitao Li. Review of Financial Studies. Forthcoming.
“Can the Random Walk Model be beaten in Out-of-Sample Density Forecasts: Evidence from Intraday Foreign Exchange Rates.” With Yongmiao Hong and Haitao Li. Journal of Econometrics. 141.2. (December 2007): 736-776.
“Interest Rate Caps “Smile” Too! But Can the LIBOR Market Models Capture It?”. With Robert Jarrow and Haitao Li. Journal of Finance. 62.1. (February 2007): 345-382.
“Downside Loss Aversion and Portfolio Management.” With Robert Jarrow. Management Science. 52. (April 2006): 558-566.
“Unspanned Stochastic Volatility: Evidence from Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives.” With Haitao Li. Journal of Finance. 61.1. (February 2006): 341-378.
“Out-of-Sample Performance of Discrete-Time Spot Interest Rate Models.” With Yongmiao Hong and Haitao Li. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. (October 2004): 457-473.

Awards and Recognition:

Russel Sage Fellowship, Cornell University, 1998-2002

Professional Organizations:

AFA
WFA
FMA