Call for Papers and Participants
20th Annual Asia-Pacific Futures Research Symposium
Hong Kong - February 25 and 26, 2010
The Symposium provides a platform for researchers and practitioners to share and discuss the latest research and issues in derivatives and risk management. APFRS fosters interaction among practitioners and academics and promotes research with a global perspective that advances the state of knowledge in financial engineering.
The Symposium is one of the longest running derivatives research programs in the world, having begun in 1948 when the Chicago Board of Trade hosted its first marketing symposium, marking the formal beginning of the CBOT's commitment to support research in derivative markets.
The Symposium features a one and a half day program that focuses on research of derivative securities and markets.
- No registration fee for the symposium; attendance is by invitation only.
- To participate or attend, send a request to apfrs@kent.edu with the subject line Invitation.
- Papers accepted for presentation at the symposium will also be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Journal of Futures Markets or the Review of Futures Markets.
- Presenters (one for each selected paper) and discussants will be provided two nights of accommodation at the conference hotel. Other attendees are responsible for their own hotel costs.
Submit a paper by November 1, 2009, for consideration.
- Announcement of Accepted Papers: December 15, 2009.
- Submit your paper, written in English only, in MS Word format or as a PDF file, via e-mail to apfrs@kent.edu, with the subject line of Submission. Place author information on a separate page.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Financial and Commodity Derivatives
- Risk Management
- Stochastic Modeling
- Financial / Economic Forecasting
- Financial Valuation
- Hedge Fund Management
- Financial Visualization
- Algorithmic Trading
- Financial Engineering Applications
- Exchange and Market Development
For more information about the Symposium, contact APFRS, College of Business Administration, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242 USA.
- E-mail: apfrs@kent.edu
- Website: www.business.kent.edu/erf
- Telephone: 330-672-2432
