Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 8 Num. 73 ====================================== ("Quid coniuratio est?") ----------------------------------------------------------------- WHO IS J. ORLIN GRABBE? ======================= J. ORLIN GRABBE 1475 Terminal Way, Suite E Reno, NV 89502 (702) 333-1139 (702) 329-0852 (fax) RECENT EMPLOYMENT: Nov 1993 to Present: President, Kalliste Inc. Kalliste Inc. is a multimedia publishing firm. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: July 1992-Oct 1994: Consultant, Barclays Bank. Development of a commodity derivatives trading and commodity derivatives banking operation. Development of a commodities risk management and reporting system. Interface with UK regulators from the Securities and Futures Authority (SFA). Jan 1991-July 1992: Independent derivatives consultant, New York. 1985-1990: Co-President, Co-Owner FX Systems Inc., 1760 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19106. FX Systems was a firm which produced marketmaking software systems for foreign exchange, equity, interest-rate instruments, and commodities. Clients included major banks and corporations. The firm has since split into two successor firms, the primary one being FNX Ltd. 1981-1986: Professor, Department of Finance, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania. Taught MBA course in international financial markets. 1977-1981: National Bureau of Economic Research: worked on model of the corporate bond market, and incorporated this into an econometric model of the U.S. economy (MPS model). SELECTED CONSULTING: FNX Limited (Computer models of option pricing). Vladeck-Waldman (Expert witness on derivatives markets). Barclays Bank (Creation of a global commodities banking and commodities derivatives trading unit). Philadelphia Stock Exchange (CFTC filings; foreign currency option pricing and transmission). Stroock, Stoock, & Lavan (Expert witness on eurocurrency markets with case arising from U.S.-Iran settlement). Millburn Corporation (Using options to enhance performance of a speculative commodity futures portfolio). Shearson Lehman Hutton (Foreign currency option pricing). Drexel Burnham Lambert (Risk management with FX and commodity options). TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS: "Copper-Bottom Pricing," *Over the Rainbow: Developments in Exotic Options and Complex Swaps*, edited by Robert Jarrow, Risk Publications, 1995. "Copper-Bottom Pricing," *Risk Magazine*, May 1995. *International Financial Markets (3rd edition)*, Simon & Schuster, 1995. *Computer Models of Option Pricing*, Kalliste Inc., August 1994. *International Financial Markets (2nd edition)*, Elsevier Science Publishing Co., 1991. "The Pricing of Call and Put Options on Foreign Exchange," *Book VI: Selected Readings on Futures Markets*, R.E. Whaley, ed., Board of Trade, 1992. "Foreign Currency Options: A Survey," in *Recent Developments in International Banking and Finance*, Vol. 1, Sarkis J. Khouri and Alo Ghosh, eds., D.C. Heath, 1987. *International Financial Markets*, Elsevier Science Publishing Co., 1986. "The Pricing of Put and Call Options on Foreign Exchange," *Journal of International Money and Finance*, December 1983. "Liquidity Creation and Maturity Transformation in the Eurodollar Market," *Journal of Monetary Economics*, May 1982. ESSAYS AND SHORT STORIES: "Justice Department Deposes 'Angel of Death' in Inslaw Case, May, 1996. Essay. "Hackers Versus Politicians," *Media Bypass*, March 1996. Essay. "The Money Laundromat," *Liberty*, November 1995. Essay. "The End of Ordinary Money," *Phrack #48*. Parts I and II. Essay. "The End of Ordinary Money," *Liberty*, July 1995. Essay. "Feed the Children," *Liberty*, May 1995. Short story. "In Praise of Chaos," *Libery*, March 1994. Essay. "Karma Accountant," *Liberty*, August 1993. Short story. "The Hat," *Art Times*, November 1992. Short story. "The Optimal Number of Criminals," *Liberty*, May 1992. Short story. "Connections," *Beet #6*, 1992. Short story. VISUAL PRODUCTIONS: *Ruby Ridge*. Extra in CBS movie on Ruby Ridge, starring Laura Dern and Randy Quaid. *Cult Life*. Actor in short film by Steve Ausbury satirizing the media depiction of "cults". *Principia Discordia*. Short film. Director/writer/camera/editor. *The Biggest Thing on Television*. Executive producer/owner. Video pilot to sponsor independent short films. *Cyberspace Art*. Creator/producer. Computer-generated, fractal- based art show. MUSIC PRODUCTIONS: *Cuba di mi Amor*. Compact disk of 20 popular Cuban songs as performed by famed Cuban pianist Danilo Pina. Executive producer/owner. EDUCATION: Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University, 1981. 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