Finance Scholars and Regulators Come Together at ND-Nasdaq Stock Market Conference

Leading finance scholars, practitioners, regulators and economists came to Notre Dame in September for a conference on pricing, spreads, liquidity, after-hours trading and other topics of relevance to the American and European stock exchanges.

Co-sponsored by Nasdaq and the finance department at ND's Mendoza College of Business, the conference was organized by ND's Paul Schultz, the John W. and Maude Clarke Professor of Finance.

Robert Battalio, ND professor of finance, was among the 16 scholars making presentations. His paper, "Does a National Market System for U.S. Exchange-Listed Equity Options Exist?" examines the trading environment in options and whether regulatory action is needed.