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Oklahoma State University

JOE WAYNE BYERS

JOE WAYNE BYERS

Department of Finance
Associate Professor of Professional Practice

SPEARS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
STILLWATER, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-8636

joe.w.byers@okstate.edu

Education

  • Ph D, Oklahoma State University, Finance, 2004
  • MBA, Fort Hays State University, Finance, 1995
  • BS, Fort Hays State University, Mathematics, 1987

Publications

  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2025). "Zero-Based Budgeting". WalletHub.com.
  • Joe Wayne Byers, Ioannis Evgeniou, and Anand Ravindra Manjrikar. (2025). "A Test of Market Efficiency: A Supervised Machine Learning Approach to Binary Options Trading.". Journal of Sensor Networks and Data Communications (Forthcoming). (5), 1, 23. 2994-6433.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2025). "Profit From Time Decay In Options Using Deep Learning". Current Research in Statistics & Mathematics (Forthcoming). (4), 1, 14. 2994-9459.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2023). "Totaled Car Guide". WalletHub.com.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2022). "Bodily Injury Liability Insurance". WalletHub.com.
  • Joe Wayne Byers, Ivilina T Popova, and Betty Simkins. (2021). "Robust Estimation of Conditional Risk Measures Using Machine Learning Algorithm for Commodity Futures Prices in the Presence of Outliers". Journal of Commodity Markets. (24), 18. 2405-8513.
  • Joe W Byers, Ivilina Popova, and Betty Simkins. (2021). "Robust Estimation of Conditional Risk Measures using Machine Learning Algorithm for Commodity Futures Prices in the Presence of Outliers". Journal of Commodity Markets. (24), 100174, 18. 2405-8513.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2021). "Cheapest Car Insurance in Oklahoma". WalletHub.com.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2006). "Commodity Storage Valuation: A Linear Optimization based on traded instruments". Energy Economics. (28), 275-287.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2006). "Monthly FTRs Take Off in the PJM Interconnection". Natural Gas & Electricity . (22), 9, 1-8.
  • Joe Wayne Byers. (2005). "Risk Management and Monetizing the Commodity Storage Option". Natural Gas & Electricity. (21), 12, 1-8.
  • Robert Masters and Joe Wayne Byers. (1995). "TQEM: A Model for Teaching Entrepreneurship, The Art and Science of Entrepreneurship Education Volume III". The Project for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education. (III),

Presentations

  • Options 101
    MSQF Bootcamp
    MSQF Program
    Stillwater - August 2022
  • Options 101
    MSQF Bootcamp
    MSQF Program
    Stillwater - August 2021
  • Python 101
    MSQF Bootcamp
    MSQF Program
    Stillwater - August 2021
  • Crypt0 Currencies
    Legacy Village Tour
    Department of Finance
    Stillwater - June 24 2021
  • Robust Estimation of Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures Prices in the Presence of Outliers
    New Challenges in Energy Markets - Data Analytics, Modelling and Numerics
    Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery
    Banff, Alberta Canade - September 25 2019
  • The Impact of Outliers on Computing Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Futures Prices
    FMA Asian/Pacific Meeting
    FMA
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - July 2019
  • The Impact of Outliers on Computing Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Futures Prices
    Annual Meeting 2019
    European Financial Management Association
    University of Azores, Ponta Delgada, Island of S. Miguel, Portugal. - June 2019
  • The Impact of Outliers on Computing Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Futures Prices
    Financial Management Association Latin American Conference
    FMA
    Bogota, Colombia - May 2019
  • Digital Average Price Option
    Symposium
    Southwest Finance
    Tulsa, OK - April 2019
  • Robust Estimation of Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures Prices in the Presence of Outliers
    Energy Information Administration
    Washington D.C. - March 12 2019
  • Robust Estimation of Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures Prices in the Presence of Outliers
    Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    Washington D.C. - March 11 2019
  • Robust Estimation of Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Futures Prices in the Presence of Outliers
    3rd Commodity Markets Winter Workshop
    Leibniz University Hannover
    Hannover, Germany - February 2019
  • The Impact of Outliers on Computing Conditional Risk Measures For Crude Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Futures Prices
    Annual Meeting 2018
    Financial Management Association
    San Diego, CA - October 12 2018
  • The Impact of Outliers on Computing Conditional Risk Measures for Crude Oil and Natural Gas Commodity Futures Prices
    Annual Meeting 54th
    Eastern Finance Association
    Philadelphia, PA. - April 2018
  • The Cost Implications of Managing Outliers in Commodities’ Prices.
    Annual Meeting
    Commodity and Energy Markets
    Oxford University, Oxford, UK - June 2017
  • Real Options in Workshop: Global Energy Risk Management: Turning Risk into a Competitive Opportunity
    Annual North American Conference
    USAEE/IAEE
    Tulsa, OK - October 2016
  • Commodity Storage Valuation: A Linear Optimization Based on Traded Instruments
    Symposium
    Southwest Finance
    Tulsa, OK - March 2004
  • Deterministic Volatility Models Using Pooled Time Series Estimation Techniques
    Annual Meeting
    Southern Finance Association
    New Orleans, LA - March 2001
  • Does ISO9000 Accreditation Improve Company Performance?
    Annual Meeting
    Southern Finance Association
    Baltimore, MD - November 1997
  • Price Discovery in International Crude Spot Markets Using Co-integration and Causality
    Seventh Annual Graduate Research Symposium
    Oklahoma State University
    Stillwater, Oklahoma - 1996
  • TQEM: A Model for Teaching Entrepreneurship
    The Art & Science of Entrepreneurship Education
    The Project for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education
    Boulder, CO - January 14 1995

Editorial and Review Activities

  • Heliyon Journal
    Editor or Co-Editor
    January 25 2024
  • Journal of Banking and Finance
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    February 2024 - March 2024
  • Annals of Operations Research
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 2023 - January 2024
  • A Python Application Software to Option Pricing and Estimation of Price Sensitivities as a Component of Information System
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 20 2021 - December 17 2021
  • Tail Risk emanating from troubled European banking sectors
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 2020 - December 2020
  • Regional forecasting of COVID-19 caseload by non-parametric regression: a VAR Epidemiological Model
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    August 2020 - August 2020
  • The impact of COVID-19 on Gold price volatility
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 2020 - June 2020
  • Commodity Return Predictability
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 2018 - December 2018

Awards and Honors

  • 5 year pin for service (2023)
  • Nominated for Greiner Outstanding Teaching (2023)

Academic, Military, and Professional Positions

  • Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, August 15 2018
  • Oklahoma State University, Assistant Department Head, August 15 2021 - May 15 2022
  • Montclair State University, Professor of Finance - Accounting and Finance Department, September 2017 - 2018
  • Georgian Court University, Adjunct Professor - Finance Department, January 2017 - May 2017
  • Montclair State University, Adjunct Professor - Finance Department, January 2017 - May 2017
  • Direct Energy, Senior Director of Market Risk - Risk Department, September 2014 - January 2017
  • Our Lady of the Lake University, Adjunct Professor - Leadership Studies Department, September 2014 - December 2014
  • Martin Energy Trading, LLC, Senior Risk Manager - Risk Department, December 2012 - January 2014
  • British Petroleum (NAGP), Lead Risk Specialist - Market Risk Department, May 2009 - December 2012
  • Enterprise Products, Inc., Director Risk Control - Financial Trade Compliance - Corporate - Finance Department, May 2008 - March 2009
  • Bear Energy, LLC, Structure Product Senior Analyst - Structured Products Desk, June 2007 - April 2008
  • University of Tulsa, Applied Professor of Finance - College of Business, August 2004 - May 2007
  • Financial SEAL, Consultant - Corporate, March 2003 - May 2007
  • Oklahoma State University - Tulsa, Adjunct Professor - College of Business, August 2003 - December 2003
  • Williams Energy Marketing & Trading, Senior Research and Quantitative Analysis - Structured Products Desk, November 2001 - February 2003
  • Williams Energy Marketing & Trading, Senior Quantitative Analyst - Implementation and Transition Desk , March 2001 - November 2001
  • Williams Energy Marketing & Trading, Senior Research Analyst - Risk Control Quantitative Research Group, September 1999 - February 2001
  • Oklahoma State University, Graduate Assistant - College of Business, August 1995 - December 1999
  • Williams Energy Marketing & Trading, Intern - Risk Control Quantitative Research Group, June 1998 - August 1998
  • Fort Hays State University, Graduate Assistant - College of Business, August 1993 - May 1995

Courses Taught

  • FIN 3113 (1 Semester)
  • FIN 4343 (2 Semesters)
  • FIN 4363 (17 Semesters)
  • FIN 5343 (2 Semesters)
  • FIN 5363 (12 Semesters)
  • FIN 3613 (15 Semesters)
  • FIN 4763 (10 Semesters)
  • FIN 5550 (2 Semesters)
  • BADM 6000 (3 Semesters)
  • FIN 4843 (5 Semesters)
  • FIN 4003 (6 Semesters)
  • BHON 4990 (3 Semesters)
  • FIN 4113 (2 Semesters)
  • FIN 4832 (1 Semester)
  • FIN 4550 (1 Semester)

Non-Credit Instruction Taught

  • Legacy VIllage, June 24 2021 - June 24 2021