If for a 'permissible' family of functions and an i.i.d. process {Xi}[infinity]i=0, with probability one, then the same holds for away absolutely regular (weakly Bernoulli) process having the same marginal distribution. In particular, for any class of sets having finite V-C dimension and any...

Consider a sequence of m deterministic points in ##R##d, and consider the empirical measure of a random sample (without replacements) of size n = n(m). We prove the large deviation principle and compute the resulting rate function for the latter empirical measure under the assumptions that the...

This submission discusses implications for the quality and safety of financial markets of proposed rules implementing the market-making provisions of section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act, commonly known as the “Volcker Rule.” The proposed rules1 have been described by the Office of the...

I explain the key failure mechanics of large dealer banks, and some policy implications. This is not a review of the Financial crisis of 2007-2009. Systemic risk is considered only in passing. Both the Financial crisis and the systemic importance of large dealer banks are nevertheless obvious...

This note discusses the case for exempting foreign exchange derivatives from recent regulatory requirements for over-the-counter derivatives, including clearing, trade competition, and minimum collateral requirements. My conclusion is that the arguments that have been made for such an exemption...