
Dr. Erik Benrud, FRM, CFA
Associate Professor of Finance
School of Business and Economics
Lynchburg College
Experience/Background
- Associate Professor of Finance, Lynchburg College
- Assistant Professor of Finance, American University
- Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Baltimore
Degrees and Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Virginia
- CFA designation (Chartered Financial Analyst)
- FRM designation (Financial Risk Manager)
Teaching Areas
- Corporate Finance
- Investments and Derivatives
- Money, Banking, and Capital Markets
- Econometrics/statistics/forecasting
- CFA curriculum
Professional Associations and Affiliations
- Financial Management Association
- Southern Finance Association
- CFA Institute
- Global Association of Risk Professionals
Journal Publications
- “A Market Model of Analysts’ Opinions to Explain Changes in the Dispersion of Opinions” Journal of Economics and Finance (forthcoming) 2007.
- “’Is Fed Policy Still Relevant for Investors?’: a Comment,” Financial Analysts Journal, May/June 2005.
- “Competition Between Low and High Quality Products in the Financial Services Market,” Journal of Financial Services Research, April 2003.
- “Challenges of Existing in a Market as a Small, Low-quality Producer,” Small Business Economics Journal, June 2002.
- “The Relationship between the Level and Dispersion of Stock Analysts’ Opinions,” Applied Economic Letters, August 2001.
- “Useful Properties of Exchange Rate Forecasts for Risk Management and Derivative Pricing,” Thunderbird International Business Review, May-June 2001.
Book Publications
- Derivatives and Risk Management, (lead coauthor) Schweser Institute (2004): a 1000+ page text covering major categories of derivatives and methods for managing risk.
- “The Online Discussion and Student Success in Web-based Education” in Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, I-LAB Centre for Research on the Digital Economy – Idea Group Inc., Hershey, PA (2004).
- “Forum Performance in Web-Based Education: Causes and Effects,” a chapter in Web-Based Education: Learning From Experience (2003).
Abstracts in Proceedings
- “Comment on 'Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Equilibrium Discount Factors'” by Charles Kramer in International Advances in Economic Research, February 1997
- “A Model Relating Forecast Dispersion and Accuracy and Its Implication for Aggregate Debt Pricing” (abstract) International Advances in Economic Research, June 1997
Recent Presentations
- Financial Management Association Meetings: “Predicting Volatility Using Forecast Dispersion: A Model And A Comparison To Option-Implied Volatility,” 2006.
- Washington Area Finance Association: “Useful Properties of the WSJ Yen/$ Forecasts: an Update,” 2006.
- FDIC invited presentation “Can Changing Information Costs and Investor Preferences Explain Analysts' ‘Herd’ Behavior?” 2004
Awards
- Outstanding Undergraduate Professor of the Year: 2005-2006 (Kogod School of Business/American University)
- The Black and Decker Research Award 2003 (highest research in business honor at University of Baltimore)
- The Chase Bank of Maryland Award for Research in Finance 2002 (University of Baltimore)
- CFAI: 1995-1999 Certificate of Achievement
You can contact Erik at 434/544-8844 or Benrud.E@lynchburg.edu