# Professor Edward Altman is quoted in an article on bond markets

1 Faculty News March 4, 2019 ![De Tijd logo 192 x 144](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/detijd192x144.jpg?itok=snLWE83W)>

Excerpt from [De Tijd](https://www.tijd.be/ondernemen/grondstoffen/Nyrstar-belegger-is-altijd-de-klos/10103588) -- (translated from Dutch using Google Translate) "'The players in this market are very sophisticated,' says professor emeritus Edward Altman of New York University, a world authority in problem bonds. 'In order to be present, you need to be well-placed in the valuation of debts and shares, technical and legal aspects and the trading of fixed-income products, coupled with a very patient, disciplined and proactive asset management.'"

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