Predicting a Market: Unpacking the Research on Prediction Markets | May 29th @ 10am ET

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Predicting a Market: Unpacking the Research on Prediction Markets | May 29th @ 10am ET

Benjamin Budish, CFA, is a Director and equity research

analyst covering the U.S. Brokers, Asset Managers &

Exchanges. He joined Barclays in 2018 from Jefferies,

where he covered the Payments, Processors & IT Services

space, as well as spending several years covering the

Electric Utilities sector prior. Before joining Jefferies, Ben

received an M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame

where he studied finance and investments, and worked

research internships with Annison Capital Partners and the

Jordan Family Office. Prior to studying at Notre Dame, Ben

worked as a professional musician for six years as a

trumpeter performing full-time with the Louisiana

Philharmonic in New Orleans, and freelancing and

teaching in the Dallas area. Ben also holds a B.M. in Music

Performance from the University of Michigan, and M.M.

degrees in Music Performance and Music History &

Literature from Southern Methodist University.

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Stefano Pascale is a Director at Barclays and Head of the

US Equity Derivatives Strategy. Stefano's areas of focus

include cross-asset volatility for efficient hedging, alpha

generation, and non-linear risk premia investing across

Index, ETF, and single stock derivatives markets. Prior to

joining Barclays in December 2021, Stefano worked in a

similar role at Bank of America for 5+ years. Stefano holds

a Master's degree in Finance from the London School of

Economics and BS in Economics, Econometrics, & Finance

from the University of York.

Lev Dynkin, PhD, is the founder and Global Head of the

Quantitative Portfolio Strategy (QPS) Group at Barclays

Research. Lev and the QPS group joined Barclays in 2008

from Lehman Brothers, where they had been a part of