Biography

Muath Asmar, Ph.D is an Assistance Professor of Finance at the Faculty of Business & Communication, An-Najah National University. He has worked at different managerial and consultant positions in private sector. He is a certified expert and arbitrator in IT and E- Commerce by the Palestinian Ministry of Justice. He has Bachelor Degree in Finance and Banking from An-Najah National University. He has Master Degree in Information Technology and Ph.D in Financial Markets Microstructure from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He also did a Post Doctorate in Exchange Traded Fund and Fintech at School of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His main research interests are in Market Microstructure, Behavioral Finance, Assets Pricing Models, Capital Market Efficiency, and Trading Technology, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology, and E-commerce. Throughout his academic career, he has taught several courses at the undergraduate and post graduate levels including: Portfolio Theory, Financial Markets, Scientific Research Methodology and its Statistical Tools, Corporate Finance and other finance and IT related courses. He has published several papers in international refereed journals, and attended several conferences around the world. He was a visiting professor at Department of Economics & Management, University of Pavia. He also did several visits to US financial institutions.

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Education
Institution
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Country
Malaysia
Degree
PhD
Faculty
School of Management
Department
Department of Finance
Thesis
Market Microstructure and Systematic Risk: Evidence from Malaysia
Speciality
Financial Markets Technology
Sub speciality
Market Microstructure
Duration
2008 - 2012
Institution
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Country
Malaysia
Degree
MSc
Faculty
School of Computer Sciences
Department
Department of Information Technology
Thesis
Stock Market Consultant System
Speciality
Financial Information Technology
Sub speciality
Duration
2004 - 2006
Institution
An-Najah National University
Country
Palestine
Degree
BSc
Faculty
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences
Department
Department of Finance
Thesis
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Speciality
Finance and Banking
Sub speciality
Duration
2000 - 2004
Employment History
Country
Palestine
Institution
AMRA Information Technology
Position/Job Description
Coordinator of Training Center
Period
March 1, 2003 - March 1, 2004
Country
Palestine
Institution
Jaffa.Net Computer Systems
Position/Job Description
Product & Marketing Manager
Period
April 1, 2006 - Feb. 1, 2007
Country
Palestine
Institution
An-Najah National University
Position/Job Description
Lecturer
Period
Feb. 1, 2007 - Sept. 1, 2012
Country
Malaysia
Institution
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Position/Job Description
Graduate Assistant and Research Fellow
Period
June 1, 2009 - April 1, 2012
Country
Greece
Institution
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Position/Job Description
Post Doctorate Researcher
Period
Dec. 23, 2014 - June 10, 2015
Country
Italy
Institution
University of Pavia
Position/Job Description
Visiting Professor
Period
April 25, 2016 - May 2, 2016
Country
United States of America
Institution
STP Advisory Services
Position/Job Description
Visiting Researcher
Period
May 26, 2017 - July 28, 2017
Country
Italy
Institution
University of Pavia
Position/Job Description
Visiting Professor
Period
Oct. 14, 2018 - Oct. 20, 2018
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