Jiaxun Zhang
Teams and roles for Jiaxun Zhang
Graduate Tutor
Research student
Overview
Jiaxun Zhang is a second-year PhD student in the Accounting and Finance section at Cardiff Business School. His primary research interests lie in behavioral finance, with an emphasis on AI washing and its implications for investor behavior and market responses.
Prior to starting his PhD, Jiaxun worked for six years at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He holds an MSc in Finance from Johns Hopkins University. He also earned a BA in Economics and Business Studies from the University of Manchester, and is a CFA and FRM charterholder.
Teaching
Postgraduate:
BST965 Quantitative Methods in Finance (Tutorial), 2025
BST959 Market Structure and Electronic Trading (Tutorial), 2026
Biography
Education
MSc in Finance, Johns Hopkins University, 2016
BA in Economics and Business Studies, University of Manchester, 2015
Work Experience
Teaching/Research Associate, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (Shenzhen Finance Institute), 2017–2024
Intern, Research Department, Huatai Securities, 2017
Skills and Certificates
Stata, MATLAB, Python, R
CFA Charterholder
FRM Charterholder