LI Kun
Associate Professor of Finance at BNU Business School
Schools
- BNU Business School
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Biography
BNU Business School
Education
- 2015 Ph.D. in Finance, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)
- 2010 Master in Health & Bio-Pharmaceutical Economics, Lehigh University
- 2008 Master in Economics, Lehigh University
- 2006 Bachelor in Finance, Nanjing University
Work Experience
- 2013-2015 Entrepreneurship & Innovation Research Fellow, U.S. Smart Grid Cluster
- 2012 Quantitative Researcher, the CME Group
- 2007-2008 Research Analyst, Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center
- 2007 Research Analyst, United General Mortgage Corp.
Research Interests
- High-Frequency Finance
- Financial Markets and Market Microstructure
- Applied Microeconomics
- Chinese Economy
- Energy Market
Courses Taught
Investments (English-taught) BNU, Spring 2017
Recipient of University High-Quality Course (selected only 2 faculties at Business School);
Recipient of Research Funds for Teaching and Education Reform of Central Universities, Ministry of Education of China;
Market Microstructure & High-Frequency Trading BNU, Spring 2017
2017 University Creative Course Project (approved only 3 courses at Business School);
Recipient of Research Fund for Teaching Innovation (Awarded to only 9 courses out of 3,600 courses);
Statistics for Business & Economics(English-taught) BNU
Recipient of Research Fund for Teaching Innovation (Awarded to only 10 courses out of 3,600 courses); Fall 2016
Recipient of Research Fund for Teaching Innovation (Awarded to only 12 courses out of 3,600 courses); Fall 2017
Principle of Finance BNU, Fall 2016
Recipient of University Model Curricula Award (Awarded to only 69 courses out of 3,600 courses);
Receive a top-20 student evaluation score among 3,600 courses;
Computing Tools & Business Analysis (English-taught) IIT, Spring 2014
Initiator and designer of this undergraduate core course for Business School students;
Evaluated by students as "the most important and valuable undergraduate course";
Professional Societies/Activities
- The 8th Workshop on Internet and Network Economics (WINE), 2012
- The 12th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS), 2013
- The 12th Workshop on the Economics of Information Security (WEIS), 2013
- The International Conference on Identification, Information and Knowledge in the Internet of Things (IIKI), 2016
- Ad-hoc Referee for journals: ACM Transactions on the Web; Economics: E-Journal; Energy Policy; International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Honors and Awards
- Research Funds for Teaching and Education Reform of Central Universities, Ministry of Education of China, 2017
- Research Grant of Beijing Talents Fund, Organization Department of Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, 2016
- Excellence in Teaching Award (University Model Curricula), BNU, 2016
- Outstanding Young Faculty Research Grant, BNU, 2016
- Beta Gamma Sigma (Highest Distinction to Business Scholars) 2016
- The U.S. Smart Grid Cluster Research Fellowship, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 2013 - 2015
- Stuart School Research & Travel Grant, IIT 2014 - 2015
- Stuart School Dean Scholarship, IIT 2010 - 2015
- Graduate Scholarship, IIT 2010 - 2015
- Graduate Teaching & Research Scholarship, Lehigh University 2008 - 2010
- U.S. Foreign Policy Colloquium Travel Grant, National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR), Washington, D.C. 2007
- Yinxing Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Paper in Business & Economics, Nanjing University, China. 2004
Publications
-- Kun Li (2017). “Do High-Frequency Fleeting Orders Exacerbate Market Illiquidity?" Electronic Commerce Research. (DOI:10.1007/S10660-017-9273-8)
-- Kun Li, Rick Cooper & Ben Van Vliet (2017): How Does High-Frequency Trading Affect Low-Frequency Trading?, Journal Of Behavioral Finance, DOI:10.1080/15427560.2017.1376669
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
“Negative Price In The Electricity Market: Pattern, Volatility And Impact To Peak Load Demand”,With Joseph D. Cursio
• Proceedings Of The 5th International Association For Energy Economics (IAEE) Asian Conference, 2016.
Conference Papers/Presentations
"The Significance Of Calendar Effects In The Electricity Market", With Joseph D. Cursio
• World Summit On Environmental Accounting, Beijing China, July 2016;
• AssociazioneItalianaEconomistidell'Energia (AIEE) Energy Symposium, Milan Italy, November 2016.
“How Does High-Frequency Trading Affect Low-Frequency Trading?”
• Security Technology Analysis Center (STAC) Summit, Chicago IL, May 2014;
• Illinois Economics Association 44th Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, October 2014;
• Wolfram Technology Conference, Champaign IL, October 2014;
• International Conference On Corporate Finance And Capital Market, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China, November 2014;
• The 51st Anniversary Meeting Of The Eastern Finance Association, New Orleans LA, April 2015;
“The Boundary Of High-Frequency Trading And Low-Frequency Trading In The Limit Order Book”
• Illinois Economics Association 44th Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, October 2014;
• The 51st Anniversary Meeting Of The Eastern Finance Association, New Orleans LA, April 2015;
• Academic Forum On Big Data Analysis & Management Science, Central University Of Finance And Economics, Beijing China, October 2015;
“Do Fleeting Orders Exacerbate Market Illiquidity?”
• Wolfram Technology Conference, Champaign IL, October 2015;
“Global Economic Perceptions Of US And China”
• IIT Stuart Research Presentation Series, Chicago IL, Fall 2012;
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