-Quantitative (Risk) Associate at Allstate (Investments and Economic Capital), London office: 1 Dean Street, Oxford st.

I completed  my  PhD in Finance and Econometrics at WBS. My research focuses on understanding the exchange rate determinants, FX strategies, and Algorithmic Trading. My research interests also lie in the interaction of applied econometrics and asset trading, identifying financial patterns and their global impact (spillover and spillback). I worked under the supervision of Prof. Ganesh Viswanath Natraj. I have presented my research output and discussed papers at several International Finance, Applied Econometrics, and Macro-finance conferences.

My Research Interests:

 Empirical asset pricing, Factor Investing & Portfolio choice,  Applied Econometrics, Maro-finance, Financial Economics, DeFi

Professional Experience:

 Treasury Analyst 

 Session Chairperson and Discussant: 

FMA 2024 (Turin) for Currency and International Markets 

Doctoral Consortium Invitation:

 FMA European, Turin, 2024 invitation by Prof. Michelle Lowry

 FMA Annual Meeting, TX, 2024  invitation by Prof. Zhiguo He    

FMA Annual Meeting,  Special PhD Paper Presentations with Prof. Tarik Umar

New Ideas:

FMA Annual Meeting, New Ideas in Asset Pricing & Investments 2,  invitation by  Prof.Jeffrey Pontiff 

Collegial new ideas:

Music and Culture, Interdisciplinary Group, PhD, WBS

Email: Hedieh.shahini@warwick.ac.uk

• Supervisors and Advisors:

• PhD

• Ganesh Viswanath Natraj

• Davide Nicolini

• MSc

• Jeremy Smith

• BSc

• Saeed Moshiri