Derivatives and Asset Pricing Research Symposium

The symposium features in-depth paper presentations and discussions in the area of derivatives and asset pricing, and provides a platform for participants to meet and exchange ideas with renowned academics.

Date: 9 December, 2024 (Monday)
Time: 9:00am - 18:00pm (Registration starts at 8:45am)
Venue: M1603, 16/F, Li Ka Shing Tower, PolyU

Registration: Please click HERE to complete the registration form.
Programme: Please click HERE for the programme.
Conference Website: https://events.polyu.edu.hk/derivatives_and_asset_pricing_research_symposium/home  

Keynote speakers

Hendrik Bessembinder

Hank Bessembinder is a professor and the Francis J. and Mary B. Labriola Endowed Chair in Competitive Business. He returned to Arizona State University in 2015, after holding positions at Emory University and the University of Utah. Prior to his first assignment with ASU, Professor Bessembinder taught at the University of Rochester. His research focuses on market design and trading, including stock, foreign exchange, fixed income, futures, and energy markets, as well as on measuring long term investment performance. He has published numerous articles in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies, among others. A frequent speaker at conferences, financial markets, and universities around the world, Professor Bessembinder has more than 25 years of successful consulting experience, providing strategic advice and analysis for major firms, financial markets, and government agencies.

Neil Pearson

Neil Pearson is the Harry A. Brandt Distinguished Professor of Financial Markets and Options at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Research Fellow of the Canadian Derivatives Institute. He has published numerous papers in the top-tier finance journals and is one of the leading scholars in the field of derivatives.

Organizing Committee

Jie (Jay) Cao, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Gang (Gary) Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Advisory Committee

Bing Han, The University of Toronto and The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
John Wei, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chu Zhang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology