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Research Overview

I am a PhD candidate in Banking and Finance at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. My research focuses on option-implied information, tail risk, risk-neutral and physical distributions, density forecasting, and financial risk management.

Working Papers

Option-Implied Tail Risk

This project studies downside and upside tail behaviour extracted from option-implied distributions using extreme value methods.

Density Forecasting and Market Risk

This project evaluates risk-neutral and physical density forecasts, with applications to VaR, Expected Shortfall, and market risk management.

Sector ETF Option-Implied Information

This project studies option-implied information from sector ETF options and its relation to sector-level risk and return dynamics.

Research Interests

Option-Implied Information

Tail Risk and Extreme Events

Density Forecasting

Derivatives Pricing

Financial Risk Management