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Nima Ebrahimi

Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

College: College of Business

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

FINA 4210.001Introduction to DerivativesSpring 2025
FINA 4200.501InvestmentsSpring 2025
FINA 5220.001Theory and Application of Financial DerivativesSpring 2025
FINA 4210.001Introduction to DerivativesFall 2024 Syllabus
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsFall 2024 Syllabus
FINA 4200.501InvestmentsFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

FINA 4210.001Introduction to DerivativesSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5220.001Theory and Application of Financial DerivativesSpring 2024 SPOT
FINA 4210.001Introduction to DerivativesFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.501InvestmentsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4210.001Introduction to DerivativesSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 5220.001Theory and Application of Financial DerivativesSpring 2023 SPOT
FINA 4210.001Introduction to DerivativesFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.001InvestmentsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
FINA 4200.501InvestmentsFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Ebrahimi, N., Pirrong, C. (2020). Oil Jump Risk. Journal of Futures Markets. 40 (8)
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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