
Professor Stephen GRAY
Contact
Positions Held
Professor in Finance
Academic Qualifications
| Degree |
Institution |
Field |
Year |
| PhD |
Stanford University |
Dissertation Title: Essays in empirical finance |
1995 |
| LLB (Hons) |
The University of Queensland |
|
1989 |
| BCom (Hons) |
The University of Queensland |
|
1986 |
Memberships
- Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
- Asia-Pacific Finance Association (AFA)
Major Research Grants
| Year |
Title of Grant |
Granting Agency |
Amount |
| 2006-2008 |
'Capital management in a stochastic earnings framework', (with P.K. Gray and J.T. Alcock). |
ARC Discovery Project |
270,000 |
| 2005-2007 |
'Australian costs of equity', (with M. Zhong). |
ARC Discovery Grant |
195,000 |
| 2002 |
Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) |
Higher Education Innovation Program (HEIP) Grant |
|
| 2002-2004 |
'Quantification issues in Corporate valuation, the cost of capital, and optimal capital structure', (with V. Ragunathan and J.L. Hall). |
ARC Discovery Grant |
126,000 |
| 1997-2000 |
'Electricity contracts and securities in a deregulated market: Valuation and risk management for market participants |
ARC Strategic Partnership Grant |
233,150 |
Field of Current Research
| Title of Research Area |
Brief Description |
| Finance |
Benchmark returns and the cost of capital. Corporate Finance. Capital structure. Real and strategic options and corporate valuation. Empirical finance and asset pricing. Modeling interest rates and pricing interest rate derivative securities. Modeling energy prices and pricing energy derivative securities (especially electricity derivatives). Valuation of exotic derivatives. |
Publications
Books And Monographs
Book Chapters
- Duffie, Darrell, Stephen F. Gray, and Philip Hoang (1999), "Volatility in Energy Prices," in Managing Energy Price Risk, 2nd Ed., Robert Jameson ed., Risk Publications, London.
Published Refereed Journal Articles
- Costello, D., S. Gray, and A. McCrystal, (2008), "The diversification benefits of Australian equities," JASSA, forthcoming.
- Gray, S., J. Hall, D. Klease and A. McCrystal, (2008), "Bias, stability and predictive ability in the measurement of systematic risk," Accounting Research Journal, forthcoming.
- Treepongkaruna, S. and S. Gray, (2008), "Information volatility links in the foreign exchange market," Accounting and Finance, forthcoming.
- Gray, S. and J. Hall, (2008), "The Relationship Between Franking Credits and the Market Risk Premium: A Reply," Accounting and Finance, 48, 1, 133-142.
- Feuerherdt, C., S. Gray and J. Hall, (2008), "The Value of Imputation Tax Credits on Australian Hybrid Securities," International Review of Finance, forthcoming.
- Gray, S., A. Mirkovic and V. Ragunathan, (2006), "The Determinants of Credit Ratings: Australian Evidence," Australian Journal of Management, 31(2), 333-354.
- Choy, E., S. Gray and V. Ragunathan, (2006), "The Effect of Credit Rating Changes on Australian Stock Returns," Accounting and Finance, 46(5), 755-769.
- Gray, S. and J. Hall, (2006), "The Relationship Between Franking Credits and the Market Risk Premium," Accounting and Finance, 46(3), 405-428.
- Gray, S. and S. Treepongkaruna, (2006), "Are there non-linearities in short-term interest rates?" Accounting and Finance, 46(1), 149-167.
- Gray, P., S. Gray and T. Roche, (2005), "A Note on the Efficiency in Football Betting Markets: The Economic Significance of Trading Strategies," Accounting and Finance, 45(2) 269-281.
- Duffie, D., S. Gray and P. Hoang, (2004), "Volatility in Energy Prices. In V. Kaminski," (Ed.), Managing Energy Price Risk: The New Challenges and Solutions (3rd ed.). London: Risk Books.
- Cannavan, D., F. Finn and S. Gray, (2004), "The Value of Dividend Imputation Tax Credits in Australia," Journal of Financial Economics, 73, 167-197.
- Gray, S. and S. Treepongkaruna, (2003), "Valuing Interest Rate Derivatives Using a Monte-Carlo Approach," Accounting and Finance, 43(2), 231-259.
- Gray, S., T. Smith and R. Whaley, (2003), "Stock Splits: Implications for Investor Trading Costs," Journal of Empirical Finance, 10, 271-303.
- Gray, S. and S. Treepongkaruna, (2003), "On the Robustness of Short-term Interest Rate Models," Accounting and Finance, 43(1), 87-121.
- Gray, S. and S. Treepongkaruna, (2002), "How to Value Interest Rate Derivatives in a No-Arbitrage Setting," Accounting Research Journal (15), 1.
- Gray, P. and S. Gray, (2001), "A Framework for Valuing Derivative Securities," Financial Markets Institutions & Instruments, 10(5), 253-276.
- Gray, P. and S. Gray, (2001), "Option Pricing: A Synthesis of Alternate Approaches," Accounting Research Journal, 14(1), 75-83.
- Dahlquist, M. and S. Gray, (2000), "Regime-Switching and Interest Rates in the European Monetary System," Journal of International Economics, 50(2), 399-419.
- Bollen, N., S. Gray and R. Whaley, (2000), "Regime-Switching in Foreign Exchange Rates: Evidence from Currency Options," Journal of Econometrics, 94, 239-276.
- Duffie, D., S. Gray and P. Hoang, (1999), "Volatility in Energy Prices. In R. Jameson," (Ed.), Managing Energy Price Risk (2nd ed.). London: Risk Publications.
- Gray, S. and R. Whaley, (1999), "Reset Put Options: Valuation, Risk Characteristics, and an Example," Australian Journal of Management, 24(1), 1-21.
- Bekaert, G. and S. Gray, (1998), "Target Zones and Exchange Rates: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of International Economics, 45(1), 1-35.
- Gray, S. and R. Whaley, (1997), "Valuing S&P 500 Bear Market Warrants with a Periodic Reset," Journal of Derivatives, 5(1), 99-106.
- Gray, S. and P. Gray, (1997), "Testing Market Efficiency: Evidence from the NFL Sports Betting Market," The Journal of Finance, 52(4), 1725-1737.
- Gray, S. (1996), "Modeling the Conditional Distribution of Interest Rates as a Regime- Switching Process," Journal of Financial Economics, 42, 27-62.
- Gray, S. (1996), "Regime-Switching in Australian Interest Rates," Accounting and Finance, 36(1), 65-88.
- Brailsford, T., S. Easton, P.Gray and S. Gray, (1995), "The Efficiency of Australian Football Betting Markets," Australian Journal of Management, 20(2), 167-196.
- Duffie, D. and S. Gray, (1995), "Volatility in Energy Prices," In R. Jameson (Ed.), Managing Energy Price Risk, London: Risk Publications.
- Gray, S. and A. Lynch, (1990), "An Alternative Explanation of the January Anomaly," Accounting Research Journal, 3(1), 19-27.
- Gray, S. (1989), "Put Call Parity: An Extension of Boundary Conditions," Australian Journal of Management, 14(2), 151-170.
- Gray, S. (1988), "The Straddle and the Efficiency of the Australian Exchange Traded Options Market," Accounting Research Journal, 1(2), 15-27.
Research Interests
- Investments and Funds Management
Academic Cluster
Finance
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