Irfan Safdar

Lecturer in Finance

  

Professor Safdar’s research interests and working research papers include “The Rising Trend in Idiosyncratic Volatility,” “ARCH/GARCH Modeling and Volatility Forecasting,” “Stock Return Predict­abili­ty” and “Earnings Management Due to Stock Option Exercise.”

Previously, he worked as an investment analyst at Solomon Smith Barney, a bulge bracket investment bank. Also, he led a regional economic impact study for a major ferry transportation project be­tween Rochester, N.Y. and Toronto, Canada.His teaching interests include asset pricing, risk management and portfolio analysis.

B.S., Physics,
  - Haverford College

M.S., Finance,
  - Boston College

M.S., Applied Statistics
  - University of Rochester

M.B.A.,
  - University of Rochester