Third International Conference on Futures and Derivative Markets

31 October-1 November, 2014     

Shanghai Futures Exchange, Shanghai, China

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The Shanghai Institute of Futures and Derivatives (a subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange), Renmin University of China and Beihang University are jointly organizing a conference on the topic of derivative market complexities and their adaptive strategies. This conference aims to join academics, futures industry professionals and policy makers from China and abroad to discuss developments and emerging risks of derivative markets; to research current problems and progress in practical applications; and to discuss policy recommendations. Papers can be presented either in English or Chinese and the latter will be included in a special session.

Submission: Complete papers should be sent to icfdm@shifd.com.cn by August 15, 2014. Feel free to send any enquiries to this address as well.

Participation: There is no registration fee for the conference. Presenting authors (one for each paper) will be provided two nights of accommodation at a hotel close to Shanghai Futures Exchange. Announcement of accepted papers will be made by September 5, 2014.          

Publication: English language papers accepted for the conference are eligible to be considered for publication in the JOURNAL OF FUTURES MARKETS in a special issue devoted to the conference. Chinese language papers are eligible for publication in MANAGEMENT WORLD (《管理世界》). If you wish your paper to be considered for publication in the JFM or MW; please indicate so in your email. Papers will be reviewed for the JFM or MW upon receipt using its normal criteria. Note that the acceptance of a paper is not a guarantee of publication by the JFM or MW. All papers will go through the journal’s blind review process. The JFM will accept around four or five papers for inclusion in the special issue.