Zhijian Huang
Associate Professor, Finance
Department of Finance and Accounting
Saunders College of Business
585-475-4419
Office Location
Zhijian Huang
Associate Professor, Finance
Department of Finance and Accounting
Saunders College of Business
Education
B.Eng., Shanghai Jiaotong University (China); MS, Michigan State University; M.Eng., Cornell University; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
585-475-4419
Select Scholarship
Invited Article/Publication
Wen, F., Li, C., Huang, Z., & Liu, D. (2025). Can a regulatory minority institutional shareholder raise the informational efficiency of stock prices?. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 21. 1-33.
Chen, X., Huang, Z., Li, Z., & Wen, F. (2024). Impact from a Distance: Emotionally Attached-Place Disasters and Corporate Risk-Taking. Journal of Corporate Finance 93. .
Wu, B., Wen, F., Zhang, Y., & Huang, Z. (2024). Climate risk and the systemic risk of banks: a global perspective. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money . .
Li, Z., Wen, F., & Huang, Z. (2023). Asymmetric Response to Earnings News across Different Sentiment States: The Role of Cognitive Dissonance. Journal of Corporate Finance . .
Xu, L., Huang, Z., & Wen, F. (2022). Are Comment Letters Effective? Evidence from China. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 59. 1387-1412.
Huang, Z., Chen, K., & Sirianni, P. (2020). Stock Price Reactions to the Paris Climate Agreement. Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting 59. 79-107.
Huang, Z., & Huang, J. (2020). Testing Moving Average Trading Strategies on ETFs. Journal of Empirical Finance 57. 16-32.
Huang, Z., & Xu, L. (2020). Negative Conversion Premium. Journal of Finance and Data Science 7. 1-21.
Huang, Z., Huang, J., & Xu, L. (2020). Sequential Learning of Cryptocurrency Volatility Dynamics: Evidence Based on A Stochastic Volatility Model with Jumps in Returns and Volatility. Quarterly Journal of Finance 11. .
Deng, S., Huang, Z., Sinha, A., & Zhao, H. (2018). The Interaction between Microblog Sentiment and Stock Return: An Empirical Examination. MIS Quarterly 42. 895-918.
Deng, S., Huang, Z., Sinha, A., & Zhao, H. (2018). Can Social Media Sentiment Affect Stock Market Performance?. LSE Business Review . .
Huang, Z., & Luo, Y. (2016). Revisiting Structural Modeling of Credit Risk, Evidence from the Credit Default Swap (CDS) Market. Journal of Risk and Financial Management . .
Huang, Z., & Huang, J. (2013). Real-Time Profitability of Published Anomalies: An Out-of-Sample Test. Quarterly Journal of Finance 3. .
Huang, Z., & Ko, J. (2012). Persistence of Beliefs in an Investment Experiment. Quarterly Journal of Finance 2. .
Huang, Z., & Ko, J. (2012). Time-Inconsistent Risk Preferences in a Laboratory Experiment. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 39. 471-484.
Huang, Z., & Ko, J. (2007). Arrogance can be a Virtue: Overconfidence, Information Acquisition, and Market Efficiency. Journal of Financial Economics 84. 529-560.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Huang, Z., Huang, J., & Yu, X. (2018). Low Price E�ect: Evidence from the Chinese IPO Market. Asian Finance Association.
Huang, Z., Huang, J., & Yu, X. (2018). Low Price E�ect: Evidence from the Chinese IPO Market. Mid-West Financa Association.
Huang, Z., & Huang, J. (2015). Testing Moving Average Trading Strategies on ETFs. Financial Management Association (FMA) Annual Meeting.
Currently Teaching
FINC-220
Financial Management
3 Credits
Basic course in financial management. Covers business organization, time value of money, valuation of securities, capital budgeting decision rules, risk-return relation, Capital Asset Pricing Model, financial ratios, global finance, and working capital management.
FINC-470
Introduction to Options and Futures
3 Credits
This course explores risk management from the viewpoint of a finance professional. The primary tools used are derivative instruments including options, futures, forward and swaps. Students learn about the basic features of derivative instruments: how to value them, how they are traded, and how to use them to mitigate various types of financial risk.
FINC-740
Options and Futures
3 Credits
This course focuses on financial derivative securities. Their role in financial management is becoming increasingly important, especially in portfolio management. This course covers valuation of various options and futures as well as their use in risk management. Specific topics include options and futures pricing models, options strategies, and contemporary topics such as index arbitraging.
FINC-772
Equity Analysis
3 Credits
Students learn about various equity markets, trading, and valuation. The focus of this course is on valuing equities using widely used methods and in forming and analyzing equity portfolios. Students also learn portfolio optimization methods.