Thomas Marta, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Exchange Traded Funds trading costs price discovery volatility liquidity bonds fixed-incomed microstructure

Latest funding

The effects of the growth of Exchange-Traded Funds on financial markets
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$30,601
The effects of the growth of Exchange-Traded Funds on financial markets
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$35,418

The effects of the growth of Exchange-Traded Funds on financial markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Marta, Thomas

Keywords: Exchange Traded Funds; trading costs; price discovery; volatility; liquidity; bonds; fixed-incomed; microstructure

$30,601

The effects of the growth of Exchange-Traded Funds on financial markets

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Marta, Thomas

Keywords: Exchange Traded Funds; trading costs; price discovery; volatility; liquidity; bonds; fixed-incomed; microstructure

$35,418

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Exchange Traded Funds Dear Professor Marta, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on exchange traded funds connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The effects of the growth of Exchange-Traded Funds on financial markets" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]