Leonidas Tsiaras

Leonidas Tsiaras is a Lecturer in Finance at Aston Business School, part of Aston University's College of Business and Social Sciences. His research focuses on Empirical Finance and Financial Econometrics, emphasizing asset price dynamics, forecasting, and derivative markets. He holds a PhD in Finance from Aarhus University and was a Visiting Research Scholar at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Tsiaras has published in journals like the Journal of Futures Markets and presented at institutions such as the Bank of Portugal and World Bank. He teaches modules including Financial Econometrics and Derivatives, and has served as Programme Director for multiple finance programs at Aston.

Education:

• PhD in Finance, Aarhus University (2010)
• Visiting Research Scholar, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (2008)
• MSc in Finance, Lancaster University (2005)
• BSc in Business Administration, University of Patras (2004)

Research Interests: Tsiaras explores asset price volatility, derivative markets, and forecasting techniques. His work integrates empirical methods with econometric tools to analyze financial instruments and market dynamics. Recent studies include oil price uncertainty and house-price-share-price linkages using copula models.

Teaching & Leadership: He oversees BSc and MSc finance programs and has served as an external examiner for MSc courses. Tsiaras has also designed forecasting workshops for quantitative analysts at the UK Cabinet Office.

Awards & Grants: While no specific awards are listed, his applied research for institutions like the World Bank highlights policy-relevant contributions. Grants or funding sources are not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.