Assistant Professor of Shenzhen Audencia Financial Technology Institute, WeBank Institute of Fintech, Shenzhen University. He holds a Ph.D. in Quantitative Finance (Economics) from the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. His research focuses on asset pricing, international finance, financial technology (FinTech), and green finance. His work has been published in top-tier international journals, including Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Energy Economics, and International Review of Financial Analysis. As a lead instructor, he has taught courses such as “FinTech with Python”, “Investment”, and “Theory of Finance: Asset Pricing”.

2016–2020 Ph.D. in Quantitative Finance (Economics) Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, UK

2014–2015 Double Master’s Degree: M.Sc. in Mathematical Finance, Hong Kong Baptist University. M.Sc. in Financial Markets, University of Kent, UK

2009–2013 Double Bachelor’s Degree: B.S. in Computer Science. B.S. in Finance Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai

Asset Pricing, International Finance, Financial Technology (FinTech), Green Finance

[1].Burnside, C., Cerrato, M., & Zhang, Z. (2025). Foreign exchange order flow as a risk factor， Journal of Financial Quantitative Analysis, forthcoming.

[2].Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Xu, L., & Zhou, Z. (2024). In search of distress premium in the Chinese energy sector. Energy Economics, 129, 107246.

[3].Li, D., Zhang, Z., & Cerrato, M. (2023). Factor investing and currency portfolio management. International Review of Financial Analysis, 87, 102626.

[4].Sun, Y., Zhang, X., & Zhang, Z. (2022). The reduced-rank beta in linear stochastic discount factor models. International Review of Financial Analysis, 84, 102421.

[5].Ren, Z., Zhang, X., & Zhang, Z. (2021). New evidence on COVID-19 and firm performance. Economic Analysis and Policy, 72, 213-225.

[6].Zhang, X., Xiao, J., & Zhang, Z. (2020). An anatomy of commodity futures returns in China. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 62, 101366.