Don M. Chance, Ph.D., CFA

James C. Flores Endowed Chair of MBA Studies
& Professor of Finance
Louisiana State University
 

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Contact Information:
Office:  2155 P. F. Taylor Hall
Phone:  225-578-0372
Fax:  225-578-6366
email:  dchance@lsu.edu
(If I do not know you and you email me, please identify yourself and be polite)		 Snail Mail Address:
Department of Finance
2163 P. F. Taylor Hall
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
 
 

Spring 2012 Teaching Schedule:
BADM 7090, Section 1 (Principles of Finance):  1118 P. F. Taylor
BADM 7090, Section 2 (Principles of Finance):  1118 P. F. Taylor
FIN 7400 (Financial Risk Management):  3142 P. F. Taylor

 

  

Fall 2011 Office Hours:
Monday & Wednesday, 1:30 - 2:40 & Thursday, 1:30 - 3:00

 
 

***See below for description of these pictures

 

 
 
Bio:
Don M. Chance, Ph.D., CFA, holds the James C. Flores Endowed Chair of MBA Studies and is Professor of Finance at the E. J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University. He previously held the William H. Wright, Jr. Endowed Chair for Financial Services at LSU, and the First Union Professorship in Financial Risk Management at Virginia Tech.  Prior to his academic career, he worked for a large southeastern bank.  Professor Chance has had numerous articles published in academic and practitioner journals and has authored three books:  An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management (9th ed.) co-authored with Robert Brooks, Essays in Derivatives:  Risk Transfer Tools and Topics Made Easy (2nd ed.), and Analysis of Derivatives for the CFA Program.  His recent research examines asset allocation and investment performance measurement, executive stock options, the risk aversion of high-level executives, human aspects of risk management, corporations who accept blame and blame others, dividends as options, risk management in sports, and the economic efficiency of hybrid vehicles,  He is often quoted in the media on matters related to derivatives and risk management as well as financial markets and the economy in general.  He has extensive experience conducting professional training programs, and his consulting practice (Omega Risk Advisors, LLC) serves companies, organizations, and law firms.  He is also involved in the development and writing of the derivatives curriculum in the C.F.A. program.  In his spare time he plays guitar, composes music, and sings in a band called Capital Gains.

My Vita and Information about me:

The following links take you to various parts of my web-based vita, which is a summary of my work.  Email me for a detailed vita.

Research Material:

Link to this site for various research-related items (collections of links, journals, bibliographies, reading lists, etc.)

Instructional Material:

Link to this site for a collection of short technical notes on derivatives, class-related material, and other pedagogical odds and ends.  Lots of good free stuff.  People seem to really like this material.

Miscellaneous Professional Material

Link to this site for an assortment of professional items, mostly related to derivatives, finance, and academics.

Personal Stuff

Just some stuff I compiled revealing my other side(s):

**Picture Descriptions:  (First row left) ,Speaking at Derivatives Conference in Seoul, South Korea (First row right) My dark side, November, 2010 (Second row rIght) speaking before the Financial Analysts Society of Dubai, August 2009  (Second row right) Hiking the Matanuska Glacier near Palmer, Alaska, June, 2010

- And for those of you who can't get back to the other key places on our site:

My official LSU home page To LSU Department of Finance Home Page To Ourso College of Business Home Page To LSU Home Page

Last updated:  May 21, 2012