
              Conspiracy Nation -- Vol. 8  Num. 73
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WHO IS J. ORLIN GRABBE?
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	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.

     A.B., Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1976.
 
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