Dr. Thang Ho

Biography

Thang Ho is currently an Assistant Professor in Finance and Accounting at the University of Bradford School of Management. He joined the University of Bradford in October 2022 after finishing his PhD in Finance at Lancaster University. Previously, he earned a Master's degree in Advanced Financial Analysis also from Lancaster University. Thang passed all 3 levels of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) exam consecutively in his first attempts over 2014-2016. Thang is an Advance HE Fellow. 

Thang's research interests lie in the areas of empirical asset pricing, institutional investors and sustainable finance. He now focuses on research about the performance of hedge funds in the cross-section, the effect of political risk on option pricing, and the effect of ESG disclosures on the financial markets. His papers have been presented in many international conferences (for example, Asian Finance Association Conference, Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, BAFA, Frontiers of Factor Investing Conference, etc.). Thang has published his papers in leading finance journals such as Review of Asset Pricing Studies, Journal of Empirical Finance, among others.

Thang welcomes potential PhD students, who have research interests in the areas of asset pricing or corporate finance. 

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Research

Empirical asset pricing, Sustainable finance, Climate finance, Portfolio management, Institutional investors, Mutual fund and Hedge fund performance, Option pricing,.

Teaching

Financial reporting analysis, Quantitative methods in Finance, Portfolio Management, Equity Investment, and Corporate Finance.

 

Modules

• Introduction to Finance - AFE4004-B

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