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Zhenzhen Sun

faculty

Zhenzhen Sun, PhD

Associate Professor

Accounting & Finance

Contact

508-999-9258

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Charlton College of Business 216

Education

2010University of Rhode IslandPhD
2003Central University of Finance and EconomicsMS
1999Beijing Technology and Business UniversityBS

Teaching

  • Business finance
  • Seminars in derivatives

Programs

Courses

Hands-on course providing students with real-world experience in portfolio management and equity research by having them actively manage a university-sponsored investment fund. Students analyze market trends, perform financial valuation, and present investment recommendations for a portfolio focusing on equity or fixed-income assets

Hands-on course providing students with real-world experience in portfolio management and equity research by having them actively manage a university-sponsored investment fund. Students analyze market trends, perform financial valuation, and present investment recommendations for a portfolio focusing on equity or fixed-income assets

Emphasis on the fundamental concepts of financial derivatives and advanced strategies for applying these concepts in real-world settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding derivatives and developing the ability to use futures and options contracts for hedging, speculation, and arbitrage. Students engage in individual and group study, hands-on exercises, case analyses, classroom examples, and quizzes to reinforce learning.

Emphasis on the fundamental concepts of financial derivatives and advanced strategies for applying these concepts in real-world settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding derivatives and developing the ability to use futures and options contracts for hedging, speculation, and arbitrage. Students engage in individual and group study, hands-on exercises, case analyses, classroom examples, and quizzes to reinforce learning.

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Emphasis on the fundamental concepts of financial derivatives and advanced strategies for applying these concepts in real-world settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding derivatives and developing the ability to use futures and options contracts for hedging, speculation, and arbitrage. Students engage in individual and group study, hands-on exercises, case analyses, classroom examples, and quizzes to reinforce learning.

Emphasis on the fundamental concepts of financial derivatives and advanced strategies for applying these concepts in real-world settings. Emphasis is placed on understanding derivatives and developing the ability to use futures and options contracts for hedging, speculation, and arbitrage. Students engage in individual and group study, hands-on exercises, case analyses, classroom examples, and quizzes to reinforce learning.

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Analysis of the international dimensions of financial management. Emphasis on exchange rate risk and multinational corporate financing. Students develop practical knowledge of international finance by studying capital flows, the global financial environment, institutions and instruments, foreign exchange operations, multinational investment decisions, debt management, and basic exchange rate risk management.

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Research

Research interests

  • Empirical asset pricing
  • Investment
  • Corporate finance
  • Risk management

Select publications

  • Chen, Xuanjuan, Zhenzhen Sun, Tong Yao, and Tong Yu (2023).
    In Search of Habitat
    Review of Asset Pricing Studies, 13, 266-306.
  • Chen, Xuanjuan, Jing-Zhi Huang, Zhenzhen Sun, Tong Yu, and Tong Yao (2020).
    Liquidity Premium in the Eye of Beholder: An Analysis of the Clientele Effect in the Corporate Bond Market
    Management Science, 66, 932-957.
  • Chen, Fang, Jing-Zhi Huang, Zhenzhen Sun, and Tong Yu (2020).
    Why Do Firms Issue Guaranteed Bonds?
    Journal of Banking and Finance, 119, 105396.
  • Chen, Xuanjuan, Zhenzhen Sun, Tong Yu, and Tong Yao (2020).
    Does Operating Risk Affect Portfolio Risk? Evidence from Insurers' Securities Holding
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 62, 101579.