Dr. Raymond So is an Associate Professor of Finance at ZIBS. Prior to joining ZIBS, he worked at King's College London as an Assistant Professor of Finance. His research primarily focuses on empirical asset pricing, behavioral finance, and financial technology. He has published in the Review of Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, European Journal of Operational Research, among others. Personal Website: https://raymondhyso.com。
Education
2013.09-2017.01: King’s College London, Ph.D. in Finance
2008.09-2009.09: Cranfield University, MSc in Finance and Management
2005.09-2008.07: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, BSc(Hons) Biology
Work Experience
2024.04- Present: Zhejiang University, Associate Professor of Finance,
2017.02-2024.03: King’s College London, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Finance.
Publications
1. Can Government Policies Tackle Maturity Mismatches? Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China (with Xiao Chen, Narisa Tianjing Dai, Ming Liu, and Simon Zhiyuan Tan), Journal of Corporate Finance 95 (2025), 102889.
2. Common risk factors in cross-sectional FX options returns (with Xuanchen Zhang and Tarik Driouchi), Review of Finance 28 (2024), 897-944.
3. Ambiguity, managerial ability, and growth options (with Tarik Driouchi, Mingyu Chen, Zhuo Lyu, and David Bennett), British Journal of Management 33 (2022), 1323-1345.
4. Individual antecedents of real options appraisal: The role of national culture and ambiguity (with Tarik Driouchi and Lenos Trigeorgis), European Journal of Operational Research 286 (2020), 1018-1032.
5. Investor ambiguity, systemic banking risk and economic activity: The case of too-big-to-fail (with Tarik Driouchi and Lenos Trigeorgis), Journal of Corporate Finance 62 (2020), 101549.
6. Improving volatility forecasts using market-elicited ambiguity aversion information (with Tarik Driouchi), Financial Review 53 (2018), 705-740.
7. Option implied ambiguity and its information content: Evidence from the subprime crisis (with Tarik Driouchi and Lenos Trigeorgis), Annals of Operations Research 262 (2018), 463-491.
Research Interests
Asset pricing
Behavioral Finance
Financial technology
Teaching Courses
+86 (0)573-87572670
raymondso@intl.zju.edu.cn
Room 306, ZIBS Building
Office Hours: Each Monday 11:00-12:30, Each Tuesday12:00-13:30
