PERSONAL WEBSITE
https://xiaoqx1.wixsite.com/catherinexu
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Asset Pricing, Market Microstructure, Financial Economics, Information Economics.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Finance, Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, 2021.
Dissertation: "Essays on Managerial Learning from Financial Markets," advisor: Chong Huang
M.S. in Quantitative Finance, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, 2015.
M.S. in Applied Economics, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, 2013.
B.A. in Economics, School of Economics, Xiamen University, 2011.
B.S. in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Xiamen University, 2011.
WORKING PAPERS
“Informed Trading and Product Market Competition,” with Chong Huang. (2023)
“Alternative Trading System Effects on Market Efficiency and Real Efficiency,” with Chong Huang. (2021)
“Dark Pool Effects on Investor Trading Venue Choice.” (2021)
TEACHING EEXPERIENCES
Quant-Bootcamp, University of California, Irvine, 2019.
Teaching Assistant,University of California, Irvine, 2015 - 2021.
Multinational Finance, Derivatives, Venture Capital and Private Equity, Managerial Finance, Corporate Valuation, Investment Management, Derivatives, Capstone, Investments, Financial Valuation, Introduction to Managerial Finance.
Teaching Assistant, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, 2014 - 2015.
Options and Futures Markets, Financial Econometrics.
Instructor, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, 2022 - 2023.
Financial Management, Risk Management.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
University of California, Irvine Doctoral Fellowship, 2015 – 2021.
Semifinalist for the Best Paper Award in Market Microstructure at FMA 2020.
AFA Student Travel Grant, 2020.
Xiamen University Academic Merit Scholarship, 2007 – 2011.
Year of Excellent Leader of Xiamen University, 2007 – 2009.
Third Prize of “Jin Run Cup” Math Competition of Xiamen University, Sep. 2008.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Presentations in conferences
Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS), 2020.
Financial Management Association annual meeting (FMA), 2020.
Australasian Finance & Banking Conference (AFBC), 2021.
Western Conference on Mathematical Finance (WCMF), 2021.
7th International Young Finance Scholars Conference (IYFS), 2021.
China Meeting of the Econometric Society (CMES), 2021.
China International Conference in Finance (CICF), 2021.
Discussion
Financial Management Association annual meeting (FMA), 2019.
Australasian Finance & Banking Conference (AFBC), 2021.
Western Conference on Mathematical Finance (WCMF), 2021.
China International Conference in Finance (CICF), 2023.
Conference Session Chair
China Meeting of the Econometric Society (CMES), 2021.
Workshops
Alumni Workshop (Presenter) at City University of Hong Kong, December 2021, June 2022.
Finance Theory Group Ph.D. Summer School at Wharton Business School, June 2019.
Finance Theory Group Ph.D. Summer School at Olin Business School, August 2017.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Economic Association, American Finance Association, Financial Management Association, European Finance Association, Western Finance Association.
CONTACT
Office 201, Institute of Financial Studies
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
55 Guanghua village, Qingyang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province
Email: xuxiaoqi@swufe.edu.cn
