Department Introduction

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR and Chair

Yu-Sheng Lai

Education (highest degree)

Ph.D. in Department of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University

Specialty

Futures Hedging, Asset Allocation, Risk Management

Working Experience

Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, 08/2023-

Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, 08/2019-07/2023

Associate Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, 08/2016-07/2019

Assistant Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, 08/2011-07/2016

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, 02/2011-07/2011

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Banking and Finance, National Chi Nan University, 08/2010-07/2011

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Finance, National Taiwan University, 02/2010-07/2010

Junior Manager, Grand Cathay Futures Co., 04/2003-08/2003

Analyst, Capital Futures Corp., 12/2001-03/2003

Officer, Walsin Lihwa Corp., 06/2000-11/2001

Education (including Ph.D., M.S., and B.S.)

Ph.D. in Department of Management Science, National Chiao Tung University, 09/2004-11/2009

M.B.A. in Graduate Institute of Finance, Ming Chuan University, 09/1998-06/2000

B.S. in Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chiao Tung University, 09/1992-06/1996

Research Interests

Derivatives, Quantitative Finance, Risk Management

Refereed Journal Publications

  1. Yu-Sheng Lai (2023). Economic evaluation of dynamic hedging strategies using high-frequency data. Finance Research Letters, 57, 104230. (NSC Finance A–, SSCI)
  2. Yu-Sheng Lai (2023). Optimal futures hedging by using realized semicovariances: The information contained in signed high-frequency returns. Journal of Futures Markets, 43, 677-701. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  3. Yu-Sheng Lai (2022). High-frequency data and stock–bond investing. Journal of Forecasting, 41, 1623-1638. (NSC Economics C, SSCI)
  4. Yu-Sheng Lai (2022). Improving hedging performance by using high–low range. Finance Research Letters, 48, 102975. (NSC Finance A–, SSCI)
  5. Yu-Sheng Lai (2022). Use of high-frequency data to evaluate the performance of dynamic hedging strategies. Journal of Futures Markets, 42, 104-124. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  6. Yu-Sheng Lai (2021). Generalized autoregressive score model with high-frequency data for optimal futures hedging. Journal of Futures Markets, 41, 2023-2045. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  7. Yu-Sheng Lai (2019). Flexible covariance dynamics, high‐frequency data, and optimal futures hedging. Journal of Futures Markets, 39, 1529-1548. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  8. Yu-Sheng Lai (2019). Cross hedging index exchange traded funds in Taiwan: an asymmetric rotated ARCH approach. Journal of Futures and Options (期貨與選擇權學刊), 12, 43-80. (TSSCI)
  9. Yu-Sheng Lai (2019). Evaluating the hedging performance of multivariate GARCH models. Asia Pacific Management Review, 24, 86-95. (TSSCI)
  10. Yu-Sheng Lai (2018). Estimation of the optimal futures hedge ratio for equity index portfolios using a realized beta generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity model. Journal of Futures Markets, 38, 1370-1390. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  11. Yu-Sheng Lai (2018). Dynamic hedging with futures: a copula-based GARCH model with high-frequency data. Review of Derivatives Research, 21, 307-329. (NSC Finance A, SSCI)
  12. Yu-Sheng Lai (2018). Measuring conditional hedging effectiveness: a GARCH approach. Empirical Economics Letters, 17, 1159-1171. (EconLit)
  13. Yu-Sheng Lai, Her-Jiun Sheu, Hsiang-Tai Lee (2017). A multivariate Markov regime-switching high-frequency-based volatility model for optimal futures hedging. Journal of Futures Markets, 37, 1124-1140. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  14. Yu-Sheng Lai, Donald Lien (2017). A bivariate high-frequency-based volatility model for optimal futures hedging. Journal of Futures Markets, 37, 913-929. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  15. Nathan Liu, Yu-Sheng Lai (2016). The futures hedging performance of Taiwan Top 50 ETF. Journal of Futures and Options (期貨與選擇權學刊), 9, 1-31. (TSSCI)
  16. Yu-Sheng Lai (2016). Hedge ratio prediction with noisy and asynchronous high-frequency data. Journal of Futures Markets, 36, 295-314. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  17. Yu-Sheng Lai (2015). Nonlinear dynamics of realized minimum-variance hedge ratios: A two-regime self-exciting threshold autoregressive approach. Empirical Economics Letters, 14, 899-905. (EconLit)
  18. Her-Jiun Sheu, Yu-Sheng Lai (2014). Incremental value of a futures hedge using realized ranges. Journal of Futures Markets, 34, 676-689. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  19. Yu-Sheng Lai, Her-Jiun Sheu (2011). On the importance of asymmetries for dynamic hedging during the subprime crisis. Applied Financial Economics, 21, 801-813. (NSC Finance B+, FLI, EconLit)
  20. Yu-Sheng Lai, Her-Jiun Sheu (2010). The incremental value of a futures hedge using realized volatility. Journal of Futures Markets, 30, 874-896. (NSC Finance ATier-2, SSCI)
  21. Yu-Sheng Lai, Her-Jiun Sheu (2008). An application of realized regression to the futures hedging problem. Asia Pacific Management Review, 13, 655-666. (TSSCI)

Awards and Honors

  1. Academic Research Award, National Chi Nan University (2015, 2017-2020, 2022)
  2. New Faculty Award by the College of Management, National Chi Nan University (2014)
  3. Distinguished Scholar funded by MOST, National Chi Nan University (2018, 2020-2022)
  4. Best Article Award for the Journal of Futures and Options, with Nathan Liu (2017; Paper title: The futures hedging performance of Taiwan Top 50 ETF)
  5. The member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China (2010; National Chiao Tung University)

National Science and Technology Council Grants

  1. Trading and non-trading period volatility in crude oil and US dollar markets, NSTC 112-2410-H-260-028
  2. Economic evaluation of dynamic hedging strategies using high-frequency data, MOST 111-2410-H-260-030
  3. Optimal futures hedging with high-low range and high-frequency data, MOST 110-2410-H-260-005
  4. Multivariate leverage effects, high frequency data, and optimal futures hedging, MOST 109-2410-H-260-007
  5. A generalized autoregressive score model with high frequency data for optimal futures hedging, MOST 108-2410-H-260-007
  6. Evaluating hedging performance using high-frequency data, MOST 107-2410-H-260-009
  7. Volatility transformation, high-frequency data, and futures hedging, MOST 106-2410-H-260-013
  8. Dynamic futures hedging and high-frequency data: the relationship between hedge ratio and hedging horizon, MOST 105-2410-H-260-008
  9. A copula-based GARCH model with high-frequency data for futures hedging, MOST 103-2410-H-260-011
  10. Momentum effect, volatility forecast, and asset allocation, NSC 102-2410-H-260-008
  11. Realized GARCH option pricing model, NSC 101-2410-H-260-013
  12. Microstructure noise, realized volatility and optimal futures hedging, NSC 100-2410-H-260-069

Referee (and Other Academic) Services

  1. Journals: Journal of Futures Markets; Finance Research Letters; International Review of Economic & Finance; Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting; Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance; North American Journal of Economics and Finance; International Journal of Finance & Economics; Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies; Review of Securities and Futures Markets; Journal of Futures and Options; Sun Yat-Sen Management Review; Taiwan Journal of Applied Economics.
  2. MOST (NSC) Research Projects; MOST College Student Research Projects; MOST College Student Research Creativity Award. 

Certificate

  1. Financial Risk Manager (FRM®)
  2. Futures Specialist
  3. Senior Securities Specialist
  4. Personal Insurance Representative