Financial Markets Research Center
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Financial Markets Research Center renamed for Hans Stoll
Thomas Peterffy of Interactive Brokers, whose philanthropic support endowed the Financial Markets Research Center in 2003, recently renamed it the Hans Stoll Financial Markets Research Center in memory of its founder. Stoll, a pioneer in the field and longtime director of the center who passed away in 2020, was emeritus professor of finance and former holder of the Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker Jr. Chair of Finance at Owen. Read MoreApr 22, 2021
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Former Federal Reserve governor and longtime Vanderbilt professor J. Dewey Daane dies
An international monetary expert and one of the most esteemed economic minds of the last century, J. Dewey Daane died Jan. 3 in Nashville at the age of 98. Read MoreJan 4, 2017
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Vanderbilt trustee emeritus and Dallas business leader dies
Thomas B. Walker Jr., a Vanderbilt alumnus, trustee emeritus, and generous supporter of the university's strategic growth, died Oct. 11 at his Dallas home from congestive heart failure. Read MoreOct 14, 2016
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Former SEC Chief Economist Returns to Owen
Craig M. Lewis has returned to Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management after three years as chief economist at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Hans Stoll honored at New Frontiers in Finance Conference
Two Nobel laureates were among the presenters at the Financial Markets Research Center’s annual conference at Vanderbilt University, which was held this year in honor of Hans Stoll of Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 14, 2014
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Vanderbilt finance study: No long-term effects for high frequency trading
While high-frequency trading has been linked to several high-profile episodes, a new study conducted by Vanderbilt University finance professors Nicolas P.B. Bollen and Robert E. Whaley finds there has been no discernable uptick in average global market volatility correlated with the rise of high-frequency computer trading. Read MoreAug 29, 2013
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Vanderbilt Business: Q&A with financial markets expert Hans Stoll
In May 2012 Vanderbilt’s Financial Markets Research Center hosted its 25th annual spring conference. In honor of the anniversary, Professor Hans Stoll shared some thoughts with Vanderbilt Business about the FMRC’s past quarter century and where it goes from here. Read MoreFeb 11, 2013
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Donald Kohn and other economic leaders to speak at Vanderbilt
Are financial markets more volatile or more efficient today than 25 years ago? Read MoreApr 26, 2012
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Experts to discuss biggest financial reform law since Great Depression
The passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is considered the most sweeping change to financial regulation since the Great Depression. It was created and signed into law in 2010 as a result of the recent recession, with the goal of bringing more accountability to Wall Street and big banks. On May 5-6, experts and leaders from the financial and banking industries will come to Vanderbilt University to discuss the challenges and regulatory changes surrounding implementing this massive financial regulation. Read MoreApr 26, 2011
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Vanderbilt professors develop new Nasdaq indexes that guard against market gyrations
New research by Vanderbilt finance professors Robert Whaley and Jacob Sagi has led to the creation of a recently launched group of Nasdaq indexes. Read MoreNov 3, 2010