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Reflections from a Jacobs Scholar: Q&A with Ksenia Bobrik

A person stands before a light blue background in a professional headshot Ksenia Bobrik, WG'25, a Jacobs Scholar for the 2024-2025 school year and recent Wharton MBA graduate. Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs, G’79, GRW’86, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management. The Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Scholars in Quantitative Finance is an academic award dedicated to exceptional students entering their second year of…Read More

Understanding Common Risk Factors Between Stocks, Bonds, and Options

A man smiling in a sunlit room with windows in the background. How do common risk factors connect stocks, bonds, and options? In their recent study, which won the Jacobs Levy Center Research Paper Prize for Best Paper, Professor Nikolai Roussanov and his coauthors uncover the shared sources of variation driving returns across these asset classes. Their findings reveal how shared exposures…Read More

Reflections from a Graduating Jacobs Scholar: Q&A with Zachary Long

Zachary Long smiles before a gray background Zachary Long, a Jacobs Scholar for the 2023-2024 school year and graduating MBA at Wharton Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs, G’79, GRW’86, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management. The Dr. Bruce I. Jacobs Scholars in Quantitative Finance is an academic award dedicated to exceptional students entering their second year of the…Read More