Mahmoud Otaify

Associate Professor of Finance
mahmoud.otaify@ejust.edu.eg

Personal Info

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Investment & Finance

Dr. Mahmoud Otaify has been working as an associate professor of finance at Egypt-Japan University of Science & Technology (EJUST). He obtained BSc of Finance and Investment with excellent/Honor grade from College of Business administration and Economics, Misr University for Science and Technology. Dr. Otaify holds both MSc and Ph.D. degrees in financial economics from Faculty of Economics and Political science, Cairo University in 2012 and 2018, respectively. The topic of MSc thesis is the determinants of Initial public offering of stocks while in the Ph.D. thesis, he investigated the response of volatility of characteristics-sorted portfolios to macroeconomic volatility. Dr. Otaify has an experience in teaching several undergraduate courses such as portfolio management, corporate finance, financial markets and investment banking. Moreover, Dr. Otaify is working as MBA director at E-JUST university and established finance Simulations hub as training center for finance students. On practical side, he is working as non-executive director at Horizon Security Brokerage Company. 

 
 

Stock Market, Investment banking, portfolio management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awards

 

 
 

Impacted Journal

  1. Otaify, M., & Otake, T. (2024). Economic policy uncertainty and stock market crash risk: international evidence. Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/17520843.2024.2440191
  2.  Otaify, M., Dawood, A.., & Farouk, M. (2022). Optimal Cash Ratio and Adjustment Speed Across Different Firm Characteristics. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 12(3), 73–85. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.13068
  3.  Dawood, A. and Otaify, M. (2021). Target Capital Structure of Egyptian Listed Firms: Importance of Growth and Risk Factors. International Journal of Financial Research, 12(1), 158-173. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijfr.v12n1p158.  
  4. Otaify, M. (2020). Modeling Volatility of Size, Value and Financial Leverage Sorted Portfolios: Evidence from Egyptian Stock Exchange. Journal of Public Affairs. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2369. (Scopus Index)
  5. Al-Samman, A. and Otaify, M. (2017). How does Volatility of Characteristics-sorted Portfolios respond to Macroeconomic Volatility? International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 7(4), 300-315. https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/4932
 
 

International Conference

 

 
 

Funded Research Grants

 

 
 

Non Impacted Journal

  1. Otaify, Mahmoud, Fawzy, Mahmoud (2024). Measuring the Impact of Video Advertising on Investment Intention in the Egyptian Exchange. The Scientific Journal of Business and Finance, 44, (4), 298-318
  2. Dawood, S. M.; Otaify, M. M. and Hashem, M. M. (2024). Investment Return of Egyptian Insurance Firms Under Political Risks, Scientific Journal for Financial and Commercial Studies and Research, Faculty of Commerce, Damietta University, 5(2)1, 969- 987
  3. Otaify, M. (2023). Liquidity and Volatility Effects of Introducing Exchange-traded Funds in the Egyptian Exchange. Journal of Political & Economic Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, PP. 432 - 452. https://doi.org/10.21608/psej.2023.176238.1044
  4. Otaify, M. (2021). Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing: Risk and Return Analysis of Egyptian Sustainable Equity Index. Financial & Commercial Studies Journal, 31 (1), 1 – 23. https://doi.org/10.21608/MOSJ.2021.173333
 
 

National Conference

 

 
 

Courses Teaching

  • Postgraduate Courses 

o   Business Analysis and Valuation

o   Financial Portfolio Management

o   Financial Markets & Institutions

o   Thesis Seminar in Investment & Finance

 

  • Undergraduate Courses 

o   Business Analysis & Valuation

o   Financial Management and Control Systems

o   Financial Risk Management

o   Financial Portfolio Management

o   Financial Markets & Institutions

 
 

Non Regular Seminars

 

 
 

Publications