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Myron Scholes

Canadian economist · Canada · Academics · Born 1941 · age 85

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Myron Samuel Scholes is a Canadian-American financial economist. Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and co-originator of the Black-Scholes options pricing model.

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2000“Now it is time to encourage the BIS and other regulatory bodies to support studies on stress-test and concentration methodologies.”In their wordsMay 2000American Economic Review (May 2000)

1997Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelAward1989Honorary Doctor of Paris Dauphine UniversityAward1984Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1941Born1 July 1941

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  1. Now it is time to encourage the BIS and other regulatory bodies to support studies on stress-test and concentration methodologies.

    May 2000, American Economic Review (May 2000), Own words

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Awards

Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel1997
Honorary Doctor of Paris Dauphine University1989
Fellow of the Econometric Society1984
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Myron Samuel Scholes is a Canadian-American financial economist. Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, and co-originator of the Black-Scholes options pricing model. This mathematical model, developed with Fischer Black, revolutionized finance by providing a systematic way to value options through the elimination of risk via dynamic hedging.

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Born 1941 · age 85

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