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Fernando Diz
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Fernando Diz
Martin J. Whitman Associate Professor

(315) 443-3499
Room 610
Finance
Whitman School of Management
fdiz@syr.edu

PhD (agricultural finance), Cornell University

 

Research Interests
Professor Diz is the Martin J. Whitman Associate Professor of Finance. His research specialties are in the areas of trading, derivative securities, and value and distress investing. His work has been presented at academic as well as industry forums such as the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Derivatives Colloquium, and the Forum for Managed Futures and Derivatives. Diz has consulted with several utilities and power companies on issues related to trading electricity, as well as with global companies like the Spanish futures exchange MEFF and the Caixa de Catalunya.  
 
Selected Publications: 
Distress Investing: Principles and Technique (2009), with Whitman, M., Wiley: New York.

"The Professional Costs of Chapter 11: A Different View," The Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2005, with Whitman, M.

"The Effect of Leverage on the Performance of Commodity Trading Advisors," The Journal of Futures Markets, Vol 23, No. 10, October 2003. 
 
"Are Investors Overinvested in Equities?" Derivatives Quarterly, Vol.7, No. 3, Spring 2001. 
 
"How Do CTAs' Return Distribution Characteristics Affect their Likelihood of Survival," The Journal of Alternative Investments, Vol. 2, No. 2, Fall 1999.