Dr. Brian Boonstra

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Brian Boonstra is a quantitative researcher based in Chicago and has been teaching at the graduate level since 1996. His professional experience includes serving as a senior chief quantitative researcher at esteemed firms such as Jump Trading, Cognitive Capital, UBS O'Connor, Delaware Street Capital, and JPMorgan Helios. Furthermore, he managed Thureos Capital, a hedge fund dedicated to equity and credit arbitrage utilizing contingent claims models. Alongside his teaching responsibilities at the Booth School of Business, Boonstra also instructs Financial Mathematics at the University of Chicago. His research interests encompass numerical analysis, contingent claims pricing models, and statistical learning. Boonstra holds an S.B. in Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Complex Analysis from the University of Michigan.

Research Interests

Courses

Advanced Models Security Pricing Financial Instruments

Requirements for University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GMAT
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee ($80)
  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions
  • Two to four letters of recommendation
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose (2-4 pages)
  • Optional writing sample (up to 30 pages)
  • Standardized test scores (GMAT or GRE)
Specialization Notes

The doctoral program at Booth is organized into 'dissertation areas' which include Accounting, Behavioral Science, Econometrics and Statistics, Finance, Marketing, and Operations Management.