[ Olin Business School ]

Charles J. Cuny

Teaching Professor of Finance
Olin Business School
Washington University in St. Louis
Campus Box 1133, One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Phone: (314) 935-4527
E-mail: cuny@wustl.edu

Professor Charles Cuny has published research on the role of growth on corporate capital structure, the impact of market volatility on the stock index-futures basis, the effect of portfolio manager compensation on turn-of-the-year stock prices, the design of futures contracts, valuing employee stock options, corporate payout policy and on private equity turnarounds.

Professor Cuny's research has appeared in top journals, including Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Finance, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Corporate Finance, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

He has received awards for his teaching from both Washington University in St. Louis and University of California, Irvine.

He received his B.S. and M.S. from the California Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

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last updated: Sept 2023