Personal profile
Personal information
Philip Stork is Full Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He completed his MSc in Econometrics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1994 through the Tinbergen Institute. Between 1994 and 2006 he worked for MeesPierson, Fortis Bank, and Van der Hoop Bankiers as Head of Derivatives, Managing Director Investment Banking and Executive Director. His activities focused on trading, sales and research of securities (bonds, equities and derivatives), treasury management and risk management. He has run several investment portfolios and was a member of various investment committees. From 2002 to 2006 he was part-time Full Professor of Finance at Erasmus University Rotterdam. From 2007-2010 he was full-time Visiting Professor at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. In the past, he worked on projects for the European Parliament, Banking Code Monitoring Committee, IMC Pacific in Sydney, banks, pension funds, and capital managers.
Research
His research focuses on the behavior of financial markets. In the recent past he published on the topic of contagion risk for banks and hedge funds, in combination with short selling bans. He is also actively involved in the development of investment strategies that build on the systematic behavior of financial markets. He has published several papers on momentum and trending strategies an well as tail risk reduction strategies. Keywords in his research are risk management, investments, banks, and market behavior.
Ancillary activities
- Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Vervoer | Den Haag | Bestuurder | 2016-11-01 - present
- Pensioenfonds DSM Nederland | Heerlen | Adviseur | 2022-01-01 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Carbon Beta: A Market-based Measure of Climate Risk
Huij, J., Laurs, D., Stork, P. & Zwinkels, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Financial Analysts Journal.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Technical trading rules, loss avoidance, and the business cycle
Ergun, L., Molchanov, A. & Stork, P., Dec 2023, In: Pacific Basin Finance Journal. 82, December, p. 1-19 19 p., 102172.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Behavioral heterogeneity in return expectations across equity style portfolios
Stork, P. A., Vidojevic, M. & Zwinkels, R. C. J., Dec 2021, In: International Review of Finance. 21, 4, p. 1225-1250 26 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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On agricultural commodities’ extreme price risk
van Oordt, M. R. C., Stork, P. A. & de Vries, C. G., Sept 2021, In: Extremes. 24, 3, p. 531-563 33 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Strategic bias and popularity effect in the prediction of economic surprises
Félix, L., Kräussl, R. & Stork, P., Sept 2021, In: Journal of Forecasting. 40, 6, p. 1095-1117 23 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
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DSM Pensioenfonds Nederland (External organisation)
Stork, P. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Membership › Societal
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Pensioenfonds Vervoer (External organisation)
Stork, P. (Member)
2016 → …Activity: Membership › Societal
Datasets
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Data for PBJF article of December 2023
Stork, P. (Contributor), Vrije Universteit, 29 Oct 2023
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