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- Ph.D., Finance, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2006
- M.A., Banking and
Finance The University of
Alabama, Tuscaloosa,
AL, 2002
- B.S., Commerce and
Business Administration The
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa,
AL, 2001
Dr. Cline’s research focuses on insider
trading and executive compensation.
His current work in this area identifies patterns of insider
trading with the early exercise of executive stock options. His other research examines the
term structure of interest rates and option pricing. Dr. Cline currently teaches courses
in corporate finance and financial derivatives. He also has taught investments,
capital markets, and risk management courses.
Dr. Cline has published and served as a
reviewer for a number of finance journals. His other accomplishments include
receiving the Manderson Graduate School
Outstanding Dissertation Award 2006, the 2006 Outstanding Finance
Faculty Award at The University of Alabama, and the 2008 Southern
Finance Association’s Outstanding Paper Award in Corporate
Finance. He has presented
papers at many of the major finance conferences including the
Financial Management Association, Eastern Finance Association, and
Southern Finance Association.
Dr. Cline's vita (dated June 2008).
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