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Research

I focus on questions answerable with real market data and public disclosures — from derivative pricing to banking-system analysis.

Research interests

Financial Derivatives

Option and futures pricing — from the cost-of-carry model to real contract data.

Asset Pricing

The risk–return link in efficient and less-than-efficient markets.

Financial Econometrics

Quantitative modelling of financial time series with SPSS and Excel.

Banking & Financial Markets

Bank performance analysis with dozens of ratios and industry benchmarking.

Risk Management

Assessing credit, liquidity and currency risk from financial statements.

Financial Disclosure & Valuation

Disclosure quality and its role in valuation and market trust.

Under peer review Working paper

Pricing Derivative Instruments in the Iranian Capital Market: A Review of Concepts and Challenges

Co-author: Reza Khalili, PhD Candidate in Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University

My contributions

  • Conducted a literature review on derivative instruments and their pricing approaches
  • Contributed to the development and synthesis of key definitions and conceptual themes
  • Collected, organized and reviewed relevant academic and professional sources
  • Organized references and research materials throughout the manuscript
Independent research project

Artificial Intelligence in the Insurance Industry: Applications, Risks and Regulatory Approaches in Europe — with a Focus on Germany and Switzerland

Supervised by Dr. Saeed Sehat, School of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University

August 2026

  • Comparative analysis of AI and Generative AI adoption across the European insurance industry: applications, risks, governance and regulatory approaches
  • Analysed official publications and survey evidence from EIOPA, BaFin and FINMA
  • Case studies of Allianz, ERGO, Zurich and Baloise
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Approach

Systematic literature review, structured data extraction, repeatable calculations in Excel, and benchmarking results against officially reported indicators.

“Every number should be checkable.”

Research
Tehran, Iran — Reyhaneh Ashrafi