Ron Christner, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Finance
Address: 6363 St. Charles Avenue, Box 15
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504)864-7959
Fax: (504)864-7970
Email: christnr@loyno.edu
Office: Miller 330
Education
- Doctorate: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1973; Major: Finance; Minors: Accounting, Law, (Trust and Estate Planning) and Economics
- Masters: Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1971
- Bachelors: B.A., St. Procopius College, 1969; Major: Economics
Academic/Industry Experience
- 1977-Present Associate Professor of Finance and Real Estate; Loyola University, New Orleans
- 1988-Present Visiting Professor of Finance Summer Sessions at the McLaren College of Business; University of San Francisco
- 1974-1976 Assistant Professor of Finance and Real Estate, Loyola University, New Orleans
- 1973-1974 Visiting Asst. Professor of Finance, University of Minnesota
- 1973Instructor of Finance, University of Minnesota
Research Interests
- An Empirical Study of Profit (and Loss) Opportunities on the Gold- Platinum Futures Spreads.
- A study of Risk Management as practiced in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
- Risk Management Practices in the U.S. vs. India.
- Risk Management Practices in the U.S. vs. Singapore.
- Diversification of Stock Portfolios using Futures Spreads.
Publications, Proceedings, and Papers
PUBLICATIONS
- "Risk Management Practices of Major Singapore Corporations," The Journal of the Society of Fellows (Chartered Insurance Institute), Volume 14, Part 1 July 1999.
- "Performance of Institutionally Held Common Stock 1969-1973: A New Perspective," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, Summer 1976. (With Roger Stover).
- "Institutional Research and Regulation Are On the Wrong Track," The Journal of Portfolio Management, Winter 1975 (With Roger Stover). Also reprinted (abstract) in the Chartered Financial Analysts Digest, Fall 1975.
- "An Application of the Sharpe Market Line Model to Commodity Futures," Proceedings of Eastern Finance Association, March, 1974.
- "Do Speculators Make Above Average Profits in Commodities Future Markets," Proceedings of Southwestern Finance Association, March, 1974.
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
- Presentation of a paper "An Evaluation of the Value of Using Derivatives in Managing Risk" at ARIA, (American Risk and Insurance Association) August 8-11, 1999, Vancouver, Canada.
- Presentation of a paper "An Analysis of Disaster Risk Management Practices in the U.S. and Singapore at the APRIA, (Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association) conference in Hong Kong July 18-21, 1999.
- Presentation of a paper at the IAES, (International Atlantic Economics Society) conference titled "Risk Management Practices of the U.S. Fortune 500" in Vienna, Austria in March 1999.
- Presented a paper at the ARIA, (American Risk and Insurance Association) meeting titled "Cash Flow Analysis for Risk Managers" in Boston in August 1998.
- Presented two papers at the Conference of Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association. (1) Risk Management Practices of the U.S. vs. Singapore; (2) Risk Management Practices of the U.S. vs. India in Singapore, July 1998.
- Presentation of a paper at the IAES, (International Atlantic Economic Society) conference titled "An Analysis of Spreading in the Gold and Platinum Futures Markets" in Rome, Italy in March 1998.
- Presented a paper "Reverse the Momentum: Does the Stock Market Tend to Overreact to new Information" at the Allied Academies meeting in Maui, Hawaii, October 14-18, 1997.
- Presented a paper "Risk Management Practices of Major U.S. corporations at the conference of Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Scholars meeting in Singapore, September 4-6, 1997.
- Discussant on paper "Predicting Industrial Bond Ratings" Financial Management Association Meetings, October 9-12, 1985, Denver, Colorado.
- Discussant on Commodity Futures paper, Eastern Finance Meetings, April 11-13, 1984, Orlando, Florida.
- Discussant on Investments Paper at Financial Management Association Meeting, October 12-15, 1982, San Francisco, California.
- Presented papers on Financial Planning at the International Association of Financial Planners convention in San Francisco, September 23-26, 1981 and September 1982.
- Session Chairman: Investments, Southwestern Finance Meetings, March 23-26, 1977. New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Discussant at the Southwestern Finance Association Meeting, March 19, 1976, San Antonio, Texas. "An Empirical Test of Option Writing Strategies," by Gary L. Trennepohl and William P. Dukes, Texas Tech University.