Zhi Da
- Howard J. and Geraldine F. Korth Professor of Finance
- Finance
Biography
Professor Zhi Da is the Howard J. and Geraldine F. Korth Professor of Finance at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on empirical asset pricing and investment. He is currently serving as an associate editor at several journals including Journal of Finance, Management Science, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, among others. He is the vice-president elect of the Midwest Finance Association (MFA) and a council member of the Society for Financial Studies (SFS). Zhi has received the 2017 JFQA William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research, among other research awards and grants. After gaining a BBA and an MSc from National University of Singapore, he worked at the interest rate and exotic derivative trading desk in DBS Bank. He subsequently earned a PhD in Finance from Northwestern University.
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Faculty Research
Investor attention on individual stocks can predict marketwide performance
“Investors have to notice a stock before they trade it, and trading is what moves prices. So it’s not surprising that attention can predict returns," finance professor Zhi Da said about his research into how investor attention influences the stock market.
Finance & Markets
Breaking Down the Wall
Zhi Da’s research shows how fractional trading democratizes stock buying for retail investors.