Nima Ebrahimi
University of North Texas
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
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Education

PhD, University of Houston, 2019.
Major: Business Administration
Degree Specialization: Finance - Asset and Derivatives Pricing
Dissertation Title: Essays on Oil Risk and Financial Markets
MS, Georgia State University, 2013.
Major: Economics
Degree Specialization: Economics
MS, Sharif University of Technology, 2011.
Major: Socio-Economic Systems Engineering
Degree Specialization: Economics
Dissertation Title: Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment using Panel Data
BS, KNTU, 2008.
Major: Industrial Engineering
Degree Specialization: System Analysis
Dissertation Title: International Freight and Shipping Company in Iran

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance, Tulane University. (July 1, 2019 – July 1, 2022).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
FINA 4200, Investments, 6 courses.
FINA 4210, Introduction to Derivatives, 4 courses.
FINA 5220, Theory and Application of Financial Derivatives, 2 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

Tulane University, Energy Risk Management, Spring 2020.

Tulane University, Fixed Income Securities, Fall 2019.

Tulane University, Introduction to Derivatives, Fall 2019.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Ebrahimi, N., Pirrong, C. (2020). Oil Jump Risk. Journal of Futures Markets. 40(8), .

Presentations Given

Paper

Ebrahimi, N. (Author), JPMCC International Commodities Symposium, Gold Risk, Crash Fear and, Expected Stock Returns, UC Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2022 – 2022).

Service

University Service

Faculty Advisor, Student Investment Group. (September 1, 2023 – September 1, 2025).

Member, Master Program Committee. (August 30, 2023 – August 30, 2025).

Member, Clinical Faculty Search Committee. (January 1, 2024 – May 15, 2024).