Engin Demirel is Professor of Finance in the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Trakya University. He received his master degree (MA) in the field of Finance (Options Pricing) in 2005 from Trakya University and Doctorate (Ph.D.) (Fixed Income Securities Portfolio Optimization) in Accounting and Finance in 2009 from Marmara University. He teaches finance courses at graduate and undergraduate levels. His research interests include financial markets and institutions, portfolio optimizations and international finance. Demirel has published four books, book chapters, and articles in national and international journals.