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My students are truly incredible—the best part of my entire career. It’s wonderful to see them all in this picture. Huge thanks to Nicholas Smith and Kevin Davitt from @Nasdaq and Mat Cashman from @Options_Edu for making this happen. For those familiar with my work, understanding the market makers’ business model is a cornerstone of both my research and teaching. That’s why I’m thrilled that some of the world’s top market makers—the de facto experts in real-time markets—are playing an active role in my classes. Here’s to many more collaborations between my Finance courses, Nasdaq’s 100 Options/Market-Making team, and The Options Industry Council (OIC)!

Excited to share my latest paper: “Banks as Synthetic Hedge Funds” . Dive into how modern banks increasingly adopt hedge-fund-like strategies, the risks they face, and the systemic challenges for financial stability. Read here: (1/x) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

@elham_saeidi is on fire in this podcast! Must listen take on evolution of financial institutions/instruments and their implications for fin stability. Best take on how SVB failed because its biz model acted like a (bad) hedge fund, and IRS as a new form of repo in global $ mrkts

We are excited to announce that Barnard Econ is on Bluesky! We look forward to engaging with the wonderful community. Follow us there for more information regarding the Economics Department here at Barnard. See you there!

I also want to mention that our first lecture on the economics of dealer's function this semester in both @barnardecon Money and Banking class and @NYUSternEcon Financial System this Thursday will be by a lecture by Josh Khalif, a de-facto market maker in Flow Traders, one of the biggest market makers in Europe and one of most sophisticated one in the US. Josh will walk us through market making in fixed-income ETF. My students deserve the best- so I am glad this semester, I have had the chance to bring the best into my classrooms too.

.@StevenKelly49’s understanding of private credit is among the most accurate I’ve encountered—more precise than many regulators’ perceptions and clearer than the explanations from practitioners deeply involved in the field. This is one of several reasons why I am delighted to announce that my students will benefit from two talks by Steven on November 21. The first, which happens at my Money and Banking class at @barnardecon will focus on distressed debt and private credit, and the second, during my Accounting and Finance class, will feature a conversation with James Sweeney of BlackRock about fixed income.

Join us on Wednesday, November 13th, in Milstein 912, or via Zoom, for our Barnard Economics Program Planning Meeting! We will be discussing all things Economics for next semester while having light refreshments served. We hope to see you there! 📝

The Economics Department has an upcoming event co-sponsored with the Department of Anthropology and the Human Rights Program at Barnard: Gaza in Focus. Details: Wednesday, Oct. 30th, in the Event Oval, Barnard College, from 7-8:30pm. RSVP with the QR code. We hope to see you!

One of my following projects for the Market Microstructure Project focuses on @apolloglobal transformative role in the private credit market: Apollo is doing for private credit in 2024 what Goldman Sachs did for leveraged loans in the 1990s- creating a secondary market. Goldman did so for leveraged loans through syndication and collateralized loan obligations. Apollo is creating a secondary market for private credit by becoming a market maker in an illiquid asset. #PrivateCredit #MarketMaking #Finance

Excited to announce a collaboration between my Money & Banking, Accounting & Finance, and Financial Economics courses at @barnardecon, Columbia, and @NasdaqExchange’s -100 Options team! They’ll train some of my students directly, putting them in a challenge to interact as market makers & exchanges. This hands-on experience is like a synthetic internship during the semester. With options exchanges growing fast, I’m thrilled to see my amazing students become part of this vibrant ecosystem. #finance #options #marketmakers #education #Nasdaq

Market manipulation with election predictions? CORE author @rajivatbarnard explains in his Imperfect Information blog what happened recently on Polymarket. Read ➡️ open.substack.com/pub/rajivs…

My paper, “A Hierarchical-Dealer-Centric Model of FX Swap Valuation,” has been accepted by the Journal of Accounting and Finance. Since my work lies at the intersection of accounting and financial market microstructure, I’m pleased with the journal where it has found a home: tinyurl.com/6eskj3dp

Interactive Economics: An Update open.substack.com/pub/intera… cc: @rajivatbarnard

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