Tren Ma

PhD (University of Glasgow), FHEA (The Higher Education Academy)

Department: Finance, Accounting and Banking
E-mail: tren.ma@nottingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 115 8467655
Location: C40 (South Building, Jubilee Campus)

Tren joined Nottingham University Business School in 2023 after completing his studies at the University of Glasgow. Prior to that, he held positions as a Lecturer in Mathematics at Thang Long University (Vietnam) and as a Visiting Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis.

Tren's research interests lie primarily in financial economics, with a focus on financial econometrics, empirical asset pricing and the applications of machine learning in finance. His recent work includes, but is not limited to: i) the development and application of novel econometric methods to assess the performance of hedge funds, mutual funds, and trading strategies; ii) the use of deep learning to identify profitable patterns; and iii) the application of large language models to a wide range of financial topics. His work has been selected for presentation at prestigious conferences, such as the American Finance Association Annual Meeting (AFA), the China International Conference in Finance (CICF), and the Institute for Quantitative Investment Research (INQUIRE) Conference, among others, as well as published in leading finance journals such as the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Tren is particularly interested in supervising PhD students with strong quantitative skills such as those with background in mathematics, statistics, economics, or quantitative finance. Prospective PhD students are encouraged to contact him directly via email.


Areas of Expertise
Financial Econometrics, Portfolio Selection, Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Performance, Empirical Asset Pricing, Machine Learning in Finance

 

Recent Publications

The following lists my publications from 2014 to the present day.

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Tren is module convenor of the following module(s):

MSc

Supplementary Maths Sessions for MSc Finance & Investment Students (BUSIXX2)


Details of all modules can be found on MyNottingham

Personal Website

Tren is currently supervising the following Research Students:

Boyuan Li

School Administrative Roles
Database Subscriptions Co-ordinator and Academic Library Rep