About Me

I am an Associate Professor of Finance at the Haskayne Business School, University of Calgary, since 2024. Previously, I served as an Assistant Professor at University Paris-Dauphine from 2015 to 2018 and at the University of Toronto from 2018 to 2024. My research focuses on the impact of technology on trading, securities exchanges, and asset management. I aim to leverage innovation to build better markets. My work has been published in leading academic journals, including The Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, and Journal of Financial Markets.

Interests
  • Market microstructure
  • Trading and securities exchanges
  • Decentralized finance (#DeFi)
  • Experimental finance
Education
  • PhD in Finance, 2015

    VU University Amsterdam

  • MPhil in Financial Economics, 2012

    Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam

  • BA in Finance, 2010

    Bucharest School of Economics

Upcoming talks

Research funding

Research grant
Central clearing costs in Europe
Research grant
Liquidity supply on decentralized exchanges
SSHRC Insight Development Grant ($49,027)
Technology and Information Supply in Modern Financial Markets (joint with Charles Martineau)
Research Grant ($40,000)
Delegated Asset Manangement in the Digital Age (joint with Clare Célérier and Mariana Khapko)
Associated Researcher
On-going funding support for projects related to quantitative finance and FinTech
SSHRC Insight Development Grant ($41,179)
Speed and Market Structure in the Digital Age (joint with Mariana Khapko)
JCJC Young Researcher Grant (€170,000)
MIDAS: Market Design in the Digital Age

Honours and awards

RFS Distinguished Referee Award
Best paper semifinalist (Microstructure)
Awarded for The Value of ETF Liquidity project.
Josseph de la Vega Award Runner-up
Annual award for outstanding research on securities markets in Europe. Awarded for Liquid Speed: A Micro-burst Fee for Low-Latency Exchanges.
Outstanding Paper in Investments
Awarded for Crowded Analyst Coverage.
Best Paper Runner-Up
Awarded for Smart Settlement.
Josseph de la Vega Award Winner
Annual award for outstanding research on securities markets in Europe. Awarded for Speed and Learning in High-Frequency Batch Auctions.
Outstanding Paper in Investments
Awarded for Need for Speed? Exchange Latency and Liquidity.

Public debate

Comment on the launch of VanEck Bitcoin ETF
Comment on IEX’s D-Limit Order Proposal

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