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About Me

Quantitative researcher specializing in financial mathematics, computational methods, and applied statistics.

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Finance and Insurance at Université Laval (Québec), supervised by Prof. Marie-Hélène Gagnon and Prof. Gabriel Power. My research sits at the intersection of financial econometrics, commodity markets, and high-frequency data — with a particular focus on how macroeconomic announcements shape speculative dynamics and volatility.


Research Interests

Financial Econometrics Commodity Markets High-Frequency Finance Volatility Modeling Monetary Policy Textual Analysis Financialization Macroeconomic Surprises Bayesian Methods HAR Models


Tech Stack

Languages

Python R MATLAB Julia C++ SQL LaTeX SAS STATA

Quantitative Computing

High-Frequency Data Econometric Modeling Time Series Simulation Parallel Computing Hedonic Pricing


Education

Finance and Insurance
Université Laval, Québec
2020 — Present
Supervisors: Prof. M.-H. Gagnon & Prof. G. Power
Finance
Université Laval, Québec
2017 — 2019
Thesis: Impact of Transportation Times on Residential Real Estate Values
Finance
Université Laval, Québec
2013 — 2017

Publications & Working Papers

Published

Speculative Trading in Energy Markets: Evidence from Macroeconomic Surprises

Published Journal JEL: G13 JEL: G14 JEL: Q41

with M.-H. Gagnon & G. J. Power — Investigates speculative trading behavior in energy futures markets by examining the impact of macroeconomic surprises on trading activity and price dynamics.


Working Papers

Has Financialization Changed the Impact of Macro Announcements on U.S. Commodity Markets?

Working Paper JEL: G12 JEL: G14 JEL: C58

with M.-H. Gagnon & G. Power — Using high-frequency data, examines how financialization has dampened the impact of macroeconomic release surprises on commodity futures returns and volatility.


Modelling Volatility Dynamics Between Commodity ETFs and Their NAV using BVAR and HAR Models

Working Paper JEL: G12 JEL: G14 JEL: C32

with M.-H. Gagnon & G. Power — Examines volatility transmission between commodity ETFs (crude oil, gold, silver, natural gas) and their underlying assets using HAR-X models and Bayesian VAR.


Returns and Volatility Around FOMC Announcements: A High-Frequency Analysis of Policy Tone and Novelty

Working Paper JEL: E52 JEL: G12 JEL: G14

with M.-H. Gagnon & G. J. Power — Decomposes FOMC policy surprises into tone and novelty via embedding-based textual analysis. Tone drives returns; novelty drives volatility — using minute-level data in a 30-minute window around announcements.


Conference Presentations

Year Conference Location
2024 7th Commodity Markets Winter Workshop Mont-Tremblant, QC
2023 Canadian Society for Economics — 62nd Annual Meeting
2023 CRREP Presentation Day Université Laval
2022 Canadian Society for Economics — 61st Annual Meeting
2022 CRREP Presentation Day Université Laval

Teaching — Université Laval

Instructor

Period Course Level
Winter 2025 GSF-6053 Financial Econometrics I Graduate
Winter 2024 GSF-6028 Financial Theory Graduate
Fall 2021 – Winter 2023 GSF-3100 Capital Market (4 semesters) Undergraduate
Winter 2022 GSF-6053 Financial Econometrics I Graduate
Summer 2022 GSF-1500 Financial Management Undergraduate

Teaching Assistant (2018–2021)

GSF-6008 GSF-6025 GSF-6028 GSF-2101 GSF-2102


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