William Robert Black

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The Black-Scholes option-pricing model, first published in 1973 in a paper titled "The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities," was delivered in complete form for publication to The Journal of Political...... (read more)

Studies show that stocks bought by insiders tend to narrowly outperform broader market indices (read our analysis of studies on insider trading). We think that this is because insiders are already exposed...... (read more)

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Jeffrey Vinik's Tampa Bay Lightning are struggling, but the performance of his National Hockey League team isn't the only worry for the veteran stock-picker. Investors have asked to pull around $1.5...... (read more)

Cooperman, presenting at a fundraiser for nonprofit Portfolios with Purpose, enumerated the companies he is using in the group's charity stock picking competition: Brazilian health care company Qualicorp...... (read more)

The high-profile hedge fund industry event brings together some of the top fund managers to present their investment views and picks. Business Insider will be there covering it. Another key part of the...... (read more)

Today, let's look at Viking Global Investors, founded in 1999 by Andreas Halvorsen and David Ott, who had previously worked together at Julian Robertson's respected Tiger Management firm. Viking is known...... (read more)

You could not blame GLG Partners co-founder Noam Gottesman for feeling a little smug today. News broke yesterday that Greg Coffey, the former GLG star emerging markets trader is now leaving rival Moore...... (read more)