Dr. Yisong Tian

Professor

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Biography

Yisong S. Tian is a Professor at the Schulich School of Business, York University. His primary research interests include derivative securities, employee stock options, executive compensation, financial engineering, and fixed income. His research focuses on option pricing, volatility estimation, capital market efficiency, and the incentive effects of equity-based managerial compensation. He has developed numerical methods for the valuation of complex derivative securities, estimated and forecasted volatility for both traded and non-traded options, and tested capital market efficiency empirically. In addition, he investigates the effectiveness of corporate board directors in monitoring managerial decisions and their impact on firm performance. Yisong has received multiple Merit Awards for excellence in teaching, research, and service at the Schulich School of Business. He has also been awarded research fellowships and grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2002-05-01 — Present

Schulich School of Business, York University • Toronto, Canada

Conducting research and teaching in finance-related subjects.

Awards

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Merit Award

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Schulich Research Fellowship

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Barclays Global Investors Research Award

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Conference Paper Award

Courses

FINE3810 FINE4800 FINE5200 FINE6200 FINE6800 MFIN5400 FNEN6850 FINE7300

Requirements for York University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
4-year Honours Bachelor degree in a related discipline
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Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.