Marius Zoican is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Haskayne Business School, University of Calgary, since 2024. Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at University Paris-Dauphine from 2015 to 2018 and at the University of Toronto from 2018 to 2024. Marius' research focuses on the impact of technology on trading, securities exchanges, and asset management. His work has been published in leading academic journals, including The Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, and Journal of Financial Markets.

Experience

  • –present
    Associate Professor of Finance, University of Calgary
  • 2018–2024
    Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Toronto
  • 2015–2018
    Assistant Professor of Finance, University Paris Dauphine

Education

  • 2015 
    VU University Amsterdam, PhD in Finance
  • 2012 
    Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam, MPhil in Finance
  • 2010 
    Bucharest School of Economics, BSc in Finance

Publications

  • 2024
    Trading Gamification and Investor Behavior, Management Science
  • 2024
    The Value of ETF Liquidity, The Review of Financial Studies
  • 2023
    On-demand fast trading on decentralized exchanges, Finance Research Letters
  • 2023
    Retail Trading and Analyst Coverage, Journal of Financial Markets
  • 2023
    Liquid speed: A micro-burst fee for low-latency exchanges, Journal of Financial Markets
  • 2021
    Do speed bumps curb low-latency investment? Evidence from a laboratory market, Journal of Financial Markets
  • 2021
    Speed and learning in high-frequency auctions, Journal of Financial Markets
  • 2020
    How Fast Should Trades Settle?, Management Science
  • 2017
    Need for Speed? Exchange Latency and Liquidity, The Review of Financial Studies
  • 2016
    Too-international-to-fail? Supranational bank resolution and market discipline, Journal of Banking and Finance

Grants and Contracts

  • 2024
    Central clearing costs in Europe
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Plato Partnership MI3
  • 2023
    Liquidity supply on decentralized exchanges
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    TD Management Data and Analytics Lab
  • 2020
    Technology and Information Supply in Modern Financial Markets
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    SSHRC Insight Development Grant
  • 2018
    Speed and Market Structure in the Digital Age
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
    Funding Source:
    SSHRC Insight Development Grant
  • 2018
    Delegated Asset Manangement in the Digital Age
    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Experimental Finance
  • Quantitative Management Initiative (QMI)

Contact Marius for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision