PV = Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ E[Rᵢ] = r_f + βᵢ (E[Rₘ] − r_f) WACC = (E/V)·rₑ + (D/V)·r_d·(1 − T) P₀ = D₁ / (r − g) C = S·N(d₁) − K·e^(−rT)·N(d₂) EV = Σ FCFFₜ / (1 + WACC)ᵗ + TV βₗ = β_u · [1 + (1 − T)·(D/E)] PV = Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ E[Rᵢ] = r_f + βᵢ (E[Rₘ] − r_f) WACC = (E/V)·rₑ + (D/V)·r_d·(1 − T) P₀ = D₁ / (r − g) C = S·N(d₁) − K·e^(−rT)·N(d₂) EV = Σ FCFFₜ / (1 + WACC)ᵗ + TV βₗ = β_u · [1 + (1 − T)·(D/E)] PV = Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ E[Rᵢ] = r_f + βᵢ (E[Rₘ] − r_f) WACC = (E/V)·rₑ + (D/V)·r_d·(1 − T) P₀ = D₁ / (r − g) C = S·N(d₁) − K·e^(−rT)·N(d₂) EV = Σ FCFFₜ / (1 + WACC)ᵗ + TV βₗ = β_u · [1 + (1 − T)·(D/E)] PV = Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ E[Rᵢ] = r_f + βᵢ (E[Rₘ] − r_f) WACC = (E/V)·rₑ + (D/V)·r_d·(1 − T) P₀ = D₁ / (r − g) C = S·N(d₁) − K·e^(−rT)·N(d₂) EV = Σ FCFFₜ / (1 + WACC)ᵗ + TV βₗ = β_u · [1 + (1 − T)·(D/E)] PV = Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ E[Rᵢ] = r_f + βᵢ (E[Rₘ] − r_f) WACC = (E/V)·rₑ + (D/V)·r_d·(1 − T) P₀ = D₁ / (r − g) C = S·N(d₁) − K·e^(−rT)·N(d₂) EV = Σ FCFFₜ / (1 + WACC)ᵗ + TV βₗ = β_u · [1 + (1 − T)·(D/E)] PV = Σ CFₜ / (1 + r)ᵗ E[Rᵢ] = r_f + βᵢ (E[Rₘ] − r_f) WACC = (E/V)·rₑ + (D/V)·r_d·(1 − T) P₀ = D₁ / (r − g) C = S·N(d₁) − K·e^(−rT)·N(d₂) EV = Σ FCFFₜ / (1 + WACC)ᵗ + TV βₗ = β_u · [1 + (1 − T)·(D/E)]

Featured Matters

Landmark cases in trading, risk and market conduct.

MF Global — D&O Insurance Litigation

Retained in connection with insurers for the Directors and Officers of MF Global to opine on the suitability of MF Global's repurchase-to-maturity transactions leading up to its bankruptcy and associated conduct by its directors and officers. The court issued a judgment consistent with the opinions Mr. Weir expressed.

Henryk de Kwiatkowski v. Bear Stearns

Testified as the expert in this landmark case regarding the customs, practices and duties of counterparties in the international foreign exchange markets. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled consistently with the opinions expressed by Mr. Weir at trial.

Antitrust & Market Manipulation

Mr. Weir has provided expert testimony and served as a consulting expert in many investigations and litigation matters involving antitrust and market manipulation issues, including benchmark pricing, spoofing and other competitive-pricing and trading issues.

Testified in relation to the trading of fifteen of the largest international commercial and investment banks in the WM/Reuters benchmark foreign exchange pricing litigation.
Served as primary consulting expert in a separate investigation of one of the largest international banks related to its activities in the foreign exchange market.
Served as consulting expert for a major bank in connection with alleged price fixing in the gold and silver markets.
Primary consulting expert in investigations involving allegations of spoofing in the interest rate futures market by one of the largest international banks.
Testified before the CFTC in connection with allegations of market price manipulation in platinum and palladium on NYMEX and COMEX, involving one of the world's largest Futures Commission Merchants.
Testified on behalf of Ferruzzi Finanziaria in a major regulatory hearing before the CBOT involving the alleged cornering of the world soybean market — CBOT vs. Ferruzzi.

In each case, Mr. Weir's testimony and consulting expertise contributed to the settlement resolution of the matter.