Employment
The University of Oklahoma (2024-now)
Lecturer
Oklahoma State University (2023-2024)
Visiting Assistant Professor Finance
Education
University of Oklahoma (2018-2023)
Ph.D. in Finance
Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands) (2016-2018)
Research Master in Finance
University of Delaware (2013-2014)
M.S. Finance
Xiamen University (2009-2013)
B.S. Chemistry
B.Econ. Mathematical Finance
You can find my CV here
Get in touch at hzhang.minna@gmail.com
Research interests: Derivatives, Energy Finance, ESG, Machine Learning
Does the Tail Wag the Dog? Tail Risks and Real Investment, sole-authored
Semifinal List Best Paper on FMA 2023
EFAMA (2024, accepted), RSFE (2024), Southwest Finance Symposium (2024), FMA (2023), USAEE/IAEE (2023), ISEFI 2023, CEMA 2023
Forecast Accuracy, Herding, Anti-Herding, and Timing Over Time, with Louis H. Ederington and Scott C. Linn
FMA (2022), University of Edinburgh (2022)*, University of Missouri (2022)*
Published in Energy Economics (2021)
Electronic Trading and Price Discovery in Commodity Futures, with Kateryna Holland, Chitru S. Fernando, and Scott C. Linn
Presented at PFN (2023)* and Oklahoma State University (2022)*
Segregating ESG Effects by Industry, with Faria Farzana
Context Matters: The Influence of Oil Shock News on Oil Futures Prices, with Scott C. Linn
Best Paper Award - Finance Track Third Prize at RSFE (2024)
Top 10 List - Energy Section, SSRN Jun 2024
ASSA (2025, scheduled), RSFE (2024), AI in Finance Conference (2024)
*are presented by coauthors
Teaching experience: Financial Management, Investments
Business Finance (FIN 2303), Fall 2024, Spring 2023 & Fall 2022
University of Oklahoma
Investments (FIN 3503), Spring 2022 & Spring 2021
University of Oklahoma
Finance (FIN 3113), Spring 2024 & Fall 2023
Oklahoma State University
Financial Management (FIN 4333), Fall 2023
Oklahoma State University