During Fall 2009, I am teaching two sections of FINA 5040: Introduction to Finance and Financial Mathematics and one section of FINA 6010, Seminar in Corporate Finance. The link to the 5040 files is FINA 5040 here. I update the older files as the semester progresses.
Current Working Papers
Syou-Ching Lai, Hung-Chih Li, James A. Conover, and Frederick Wu, "Pricing An O-score Financial Distress 4-Factor Model: Japan Versus USA"
C. Michael Impson and James A. Conover, "Dribs and Drabs and the Legislative Process:1999 REIT Modernization Act" (FMA 2007 version).
Sean A. G. Gordon and James A. Conover: "Are Investment Banks or Key IPO Insiders IPO Monitors?" (July 2008 AFAANZ, Sydney, AZ version).
Bassem M. Hijazi, "Empirical Performance of Accounting Measures of Direct Agency Costs," (working version from Bassem's dissertation, June 29, 2007).
http://www.cob.unt.edu/firel/conoverj/ Office: BA 168A, 940-565-3061 (direct line with voicemail, checked once a day) Receptionist: 940-565-3050 [They know where to find me.] Fax: 940-565-4234 E-mail: James.Conover@unt.eduFall Semester 2009 Office Hours:Office Hours: T 9:00 a.m. to noon and by appointment in my office (BA 168A). If you can't meet at those times, please send me an email message to arrange a mutually agreed time or just drop by my office. The receptionist knows where to find me and has my current cellular telephone number. Office Location: Room BA 168A, FIREL Department, College of Business, 1167 Union Circle, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203.
M.S. (Agricultural Economics); Texas A&M University (1986)
B.S. (Animal Science); Cornell University (1983)
Professor of Finance, University of North Texas, September 2008 - present.
FIREL Department Chair and Professor of Finance, University of North Texas, November 2006 - August 2008.
Professor of Finance, University of North Texas, September 2003 - December 2006.
Associate Professor of Finance, University of North Texas, September 1996 - August 2003.
Assistant
Professor of Finance, University
of North Texas, September 1990 - August 1996
Lecturer
in Finance,
University of
North Texas, September 1989 - August 1990
Teaching/Research
Assistant (Agricultural Economics and Finance), Texas
A&M University, September 1983 - December 1988
AREAS
OF EXPERTISE
International
Finance, Option Pricing Models, Numerical Algorithms, Currency Options, Real
Options and Pricing Methods, Portfolio Insurance Methods, Clearing and Settlement in
Securities Markets, Investor Portfolio Allocations, Empirical Event Study
Methodology, Theory of Finance, Financial Institutions, and Corporate Finance.
PUBLICATIONS
& CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Refereed Articles
“Voluntary Disclosure of Real Options: When and How It Can Be Done,“ with Andrew H. Chen (SMU) and John W. Kensinger (UNT). (forthcoming, 2009). Research in Finance.
“Evaluating Virtual Options,” with Andrew H. Chen (SMU) and John W. Kensinger (UNT), Organizações em contexto (Organizations in Context), 2007, 3 (6), 9-46.
“How Can Management Deliver Value For Shareholders?” Journal of Financial Transformation, with Andrew Chen and John Kensinger, The CAPCO Institute Journal, 7th Issue, 2003, pp 93-101.
“Equity Allocations and the Investment Horizon: A Total Portfolio Approach,” with R. Douglas Van Eaton (Texas Christian University at the time and now with Kaplan / Schweser), Financial Services Review, Vol 11, No. 2, Summer 2002: 117-133.
“Proven Ways to Increase Share Value,” with John Kensinger (University of North Texas) and Andrew H. Chen (Southern Methodist University), Journal of Applied Finance, Vol. 12, No. 1, Spring/Summer 2002: 89-97.
“Risks and Effects of IS/IT Outsourcing: A Securities Market Assessment,” with Daniel A. Peak (University of North Texas) and John C. Windsor (University of North Texas), Journal of Information Technology Cases and Applications, Vol. 4, no. 1, Spring 2002: 6-33.
"Valuing Flexible Manufacturing Facilities as
Options," with Andrew Chen (Southern Methodist University)
and John Kensinger (University of North Texas),
Quarterly Review of Economics and
Finance, 1998, Vol. 38 (Special Issue): 651-674.
"Optimal Equities Allocations and the Investment
Horizon: Some Misconceptions."
with R. Douglas Van Eaton (UNT), Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 54, No. 2
(March/April 1998): 52-59.
"Put Prices and PEN Participation Rates At Longer
Horizons: Is Equity Risk in the Eye of the Beholder?"
with R. Douglas Van Eaton (UNT), Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 53, No. 6
(November/December, 1997): 67-73.
Conover,
James A., and David Dubofsky. "Efficient
Selection of Insured Currency Positions: Protective Puts vs. Fiduciary
Calls." Journal of
Financial and Quantitative Analysis (July 1995).
Conover,
James A. "Evaluation of
Financial Option Pricing Models With Numerical Methods."
Financial Practice and Education (July 1995).
Conover,
James A., Teresa Conover, and Imre Karafiath.
"Equity Market Performance of U.S. Multinational Firms, the 1982
Closure of the Mexican Foreign Exchange Market, and Accounting Disclosures of
Political Risk." Advances
in International Accounting (Spring 1994).
Conover,
James A., and William Steven Smith.
"Risk
and the Miller Equilibrium: Capital
Structure Choice With Risk Averse Investors."
Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 3 (1993): 367-382.
Conover,
James A., Teresa L. Conover. "The
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation Standards on Management Actions of U.S.
Oil and Gas MNCs." Oil
and Gas Tax Quarterly (December 1992):
137-154.
Other
“ Misconceptions about Optimal Equity Allocation and Investment Horizon: Authors' Response,” with R. Douglas Van Eaton in Financial Analysts Journal, Jan/Feb 2004. Vol. 60, Iss. 1; page 12. This is a response to “Misconceptions about Optimal Equity Allocation and Investment Horizon: A Comment” by Michael Stutzer, appearing in the same issue of the FAJ.
Editorially
Reviewed
Conover,
James A., Craig Bain, and Teresa L. Conover.
"Tech Briefing: Drop-Dead
and Lock-out Devices." Accounting
Technology (July 1993): 12-14.
Abstracts
Conover,
James A., Teresa Conover, and Imre Karafiath.
"Equity Market Performance of U.S. Multinational Firms, the 1982
Closure of the Mexican Foreign Exchange Market, and Accounting Disclosures of
Political Risk." American
Accounting Association National Meeting, August 1993.
Proceedings
Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference on Global Software/IT Outsourcing “Outsourcing of IT Enabled Services, Business Processes and Call Centers” Center for Global Outsourcing, September 2004, Dallas, TX . Manuscript titled “Financial Measurement of IS/IT Events In The Securities Markets: An Extension”. Coauthored with Dan Peak (UNT).
Proceedings of the
Annual Conference on Global Software/IT Outsourcing “Theory Meets Practice”
Center for Global Outsourcing, March 2002, Atlanta, GA . Titled “Shareholder
Wealth Effects of Large IS/IT Outsourcing Events”. Coauthored with
John Windsor (UNT) and Dan Peak (UNT).
Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Real Options “Theory Meets Practice” Real Options Group, July 2001, at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA . Titled “Evaluating Virtual Options”. Coauthored with John Kensinger (UNT) and Andrew Chen (SMU).
Books
and Monographs
Dubofsky,
David A., McGraw Hill, Options and Financial Futures,
Conover,
James A. Evaluation
of Financial Option Pricing Models With Numerical Methods.
IMSL (International Mathematical and Statistical Libraries)
Corporation (September 1991).
Conover,
James A. Hedging
Foreign Exchange Risk With Portfolio Insurance Strategies.
Ph.D. dissertation, Texas A&M University, 1989.
Conover,
James A. Modeling
Agricultural Input Demand in a Macroeconomic Simulation Context.
Thesis, Texas A&M University, 1986.
MEMBERSHIP
IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American
Finance Association;
Financial
Management Association; Southern Finance Association; Southwestern Finance
Association; Eastern Finance Association; Midwestern Finance Association;
Academy of International Business; Beta Gamma Sigma
Ad-Hoc Reviewer: Financial
Management; Financial Review; Journal of the Midwest Finance Association;
Academy of International Business - Southwest; Financial Practice and Education;
Journal of Applied Finance; Southwest Oklahoma Economic Review; Journal of Futures Markets; Quarterly Review
of Economics and Finance; Financial Management Association
Program Committee Memberships: Financial Management Association (2007).
University, College, Departmental Service listed on vitae.