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SEC: New Chief Economist Named
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Posted by: Jack Ciesielski 7/31/2007 3:12 AM
Today is the official last day at work for Chester Spatt, the SEC's Chief Economist, as mentioned last week.

His successor was named last Thursday, and he show up for work next Monday. He's Dr. James A. Overdahl, and he hails from a similar post at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The press release describes him as "...a specialist in financial derivatives, [who] is returning to the SEC, where he served as a Senior Financial Economist in the Office of Economic Analysis from 1989 to 1992."

More:

"Dr. Overdahl is the co-author of several leading financial books in multiple editions, including "Financial Derivatives," "Futures, Options, and Swaps," and "Understanding Futures Markets." He has written extensively on derivatives, trading practices, options, stock exchange regulation, and enforcement related issues, including in the Journal of Law and Economics, The Business Lawyer, the Journal of Derivatives, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis."

Judging by his skill set, it sounds like the SEC is expecting this area to be a hotbed over the next few years.
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