Amber Anand

Professor Anand is the Edward Pettinella Professor of Finance at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University where he started his academic career in 2001. He received his Ph.D. in Finance from Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In addition to holding academic appointments, Professor Anand has been a visiting academic scholar at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and worked in investment banking.

Professor Anand's research is in the area of market microstructure, with a focus on market design, the role of market intermediaries, transaction cost measurement, price discovery, and trading strategies of informed investors. He has published or forthcoming papers in journals such as the Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, the Review of Financial Studies, Management Science and the Journal of Financial Markets.

Professor Anand has taught various electives as well as core classes to undergraduate, MBA, online-MBA and Ph.D. students. For his teaching and related efforts, he has received the Whitman School of Management award for exceptional teaching and the Oberwager award for mentoring undergraduate students.

Professor Anand's research interests include the microstructure of stock and options markets. His current research relates to market design, trading rules, price discovery, and trader behavior.