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Professor Joakim Westerholm
MScEcon PhD Swedish Sch. Econ (Finland)
Professor of Finance
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Research Expertise: Financial Markets and Trading, Retail Investor Behaviour, Insider Trading
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Joakim Westerholm’s research interests are broad and span several sub-fields in financial economics. In Asset Pricing his research investigates the pricing impact of trading by insiders, mutual funds and institutional investors. His work showing that insider trades can be better understood through the trading decisions of underaged accounts, brokers and directors, has gained traction in journals of the highest standing. In Market Microstructure Joakim specialises in optimal market design and trading strategies for execution of large orders. His ARC discovery grant work comparing the exchange architecture of world exchanges gained widespread attention early in his career. Joakim’s current work in market microstructure on High Frequency Trading and theory based optimal strategies for Order Splitting has potential to be groundbreaking. In Behavioral Finance Joakim’s research is around investor behaviour under stressful life events such as divorce. In this work new ways of applying matching and difference in difference methodology have been developed. Joakim is also working on anomalies currently unexplained in the literature such as anchoring to a reference price, momentum effects, and the importance of the highest price a security has traded at during the last 52 weeks. Finally in Corporate Finance Joakim has recently published research in leading journals on the impact of the CEOs personal attributes on their decisions for the firm. Using knowledge about the personal investment strategies of CEOs to find their personal attributes, his research investigates the impact of CEO preferences on their decisions to acquire other companies, invest in research and development, and to expand the firm through leverage.
- BUSS4403 Finance Honours B
- FINC5001 Capital Markets and Corporate Finance
- FINC6015 Global Trading
- FINC6017 Mergers and Acquisitions
- FINC6025 Entrepreneurial Finance
- MMGT6003 Accounting and Financial Management
Project title | Research student |
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Three Essays on Shadow Banking | Stephen FAN |
Activist short selling, cybersecurity and corporate finance | Anna LUONG |
Covid-19 effect on the financial market | Zixiu ZHAO |
Selected publications
Publications
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Books
- Westerholm, P. (2024). Lecture Notes in Entrepreneurial Finance for the Digital Economy. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [More Information]
- Westerholm, P. (2019). Lecture Notes in Market Microstructure and Trading. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Swan, P., Westerholm, J. (2019). Market Architecture and Global Exchange Efficiency: One Design Need Not Fit All Stock Sizes. In I. Venezia (Eds.), Behavioral Finance: The Coming of Age, (pp. 187-243). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [More Information]
- Swan, P., Westerholm, P. (2017). Are Domestic Household Investors Better Performers than Foreign Institutions? New Evidence from Finland. In Itzhak Venezia (Eds.), Behavioral Finance: Where do Investors' Biases Come From?, (pp. 115-155). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [More Information]
- Westerholm, P. (2008). Dealing and Market Making. In Frino A & Segara R (Eds.), Trade Execution, Arbitrage and Dealing in Australia, (pp. 99-122). Sydney, Australia: Pearson Education.
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Journals
- Weh, R., Westerholm, P., Wilkens, M., Yao, J. (2024). Liquidity provision and trading skill: Evidence from mutual funds' daily transactions. Review of Financial Economics, 42(2), 206-238. [More Information]
- Menkveld, A., Dreber, A., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Johanneson, M., Kirchler, M., Neusuess, S., Razen, M., Weitzel, U., Abad-Diaz, D., Westerholm, P., et al (2024). Nonstandard Errors. The Journal of Finance, 79(3), 2339-2390. [More Information]
- Della Vedova, J., Grant, A., Westerholm, P. (2023). Investor Behavior at the 52 Week High. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58(7), 2852-2889. [More Information]
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Conferences
- van Kervel, V., Kwan, A., Westerholm, P. (2019). Order Splitting and Searching for a Counterparty. Society for Financial Studies (SFS) Cavalcade Asia-Pacific 2019, Hong Kong, China: Society for Financial Studies (SFS).
- Segara, R., Westerholm, P. (2018). Analyst Tipping: Evidence on Finnish Stocks. World Finance Conference, Mauritius: World Finance Conference.
- Mao, R., Segara, R., Westerholm, P. (2018). Analyst Tipping: Evidence on Finnish Stocks. Research workshop at School of Management, Zheijiang University, China: Zheijiang University.
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Research Reports
- Berkman, H., Bradrania, R., Viljoen, T., Westerholm, P. (2016). Insiders' Profits in the Australian Equities Market, March 2016 Working Paper No.108/2016/Project T009, (pp. 3 - 35). Sydney, Australia: The Centre for International Finance and Regulation.
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2024
- Westerholm, P. (2024). Lecture Notes in Entrepreneurial Finance for the Digital Economy. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [More Information]
- Weh, R., Westerholm, P., Wilkens, M., Yao, J. (2024). Liquidity provision and trading skill: Evidence from mutual funds' daily transactions. Review of Financial Economics, 42(2), 206-238. [More Information]
- Menkveld, A., Dreber, A., Holzmeister, F., Huber, J., Johanneson, M., Kirchler, M., Neusuess, S., Razen, M., Weitzel, U., Abad-Diaz, D., Westerholm, P., et al (2024). Nonstandard Errors. The Journal of Finance, 79(3), 2339-2390. [More Information]
2023
- Della Vedova, J., Grant, A., Westerholm, P. (2023). Investor Behavior at the 52 Week High. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 58(7), 2852-2889. [More Information]
- van Kervel, V., Kwan, A., Westerholm, P. (2023). Order splitting and interacting with a counterparty. Journal of Financial Markets, 66, 100850. [More Information]
- Lepone, G., Westerholm, P., Wright, D. (2023). Speculative trading preferences of retail investor birth cohorts. Accounting and Finance, 63(1), 555-574. [More Information]
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2022
- Prodromou, T., Westerholm, P. (2022). Are High Frequency Traders Responsible for Extreme Price Movements? Economic Analysis and Policy, 73, 94-111. [More Information]
- Grant, A., Kalev, P., Subrahmanyam, A., Westerholm, P. (2022). Retail trading activity and major lifecycle events: The case of divorce. Journal of Banking & Finance, 135, 106394. [More Information]
2021
- Schattmann, L., Strych, J., Westerholm, P. (2021). Information processing skills of short sellers: Empirical evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid Economics, (65), 108-152. [More Information]
2020
- Fong, K., Krug, J., Leung, H., Westerholm, P. (2020). Determinants of Household Broker Choices and Their Impacts on Performance. Journal of Banking & Finance, 112, 105573. [More Information]
- Berkman, H., Koch, P., Westerholm, P. (2020). Inside the director network: When directors trade or hold inside, interlock, and unconnected stocks. Journal of Banking & Finance, 118, 105892. [More Information]
2019
- Mao, R., Segara, R., Westerholm, P. (2019). Analyst Tipping: Evidence on Finnish Stocks. International Review of Financial Analysis, 66, 1-12. [More Information]
- Leung, H., Tse, J., Westerholm, P. (2019). CEO Traders and Corporate Acquisitions. Journal of Corporate Finance, 54, 107-127. [More Information]
- Da Dalt, C., Feldman, D., Garvey, G., Westerholm, P. (2019). Contrarians or momentum chasers? Individual investors' behavior when trading exchange-traded funds. The Journal of Futures Markets, 39(5), 553-578. [More Information]
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2018
- Segara, R., Westerholm, P. (2018). Analyst Tipping: Evidence on Finnish Stocks. World Finance Conference, Mauritius: World Finance Conference.
- Mao, R., Segara, R., Westerholm, P. (2018). Analyst Tipping: Evidence on Finnish Stocks. Research workshop at School of Management, Zheijiang University, China: Zheijiang University.
- Mao, R., Segara, R., Westerholm, P. (2018). Analyst Tipping: Evidence on Finnish Stocks. 2nd INFINITI Conference on International Finance ASIA-PACIFIC, Sydney, Australia, 10-11 December 2018: The University of Sydney Business School.
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2017
- Frino, A., Viljoen, T., Wang, G., Westerholm, P., Zheng, H. (2017). An empirical analysis of algorithmic trading around earnings announcements. Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 45, 34-51. [More Information]
- Swan, P., Westerholm, P. (2017). Are Domestic Household Investors Better Performers than Foreign Institutions? New Evidence from Finland. In Itzhak Venezia (Eds.), Behavioral Finance: Where do Investors' Biases Come From?, (pp. 115-155). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. [More Information]
- Reza Bradrania, M., Grant, A., Westerholm, P., Wu, W. (2017). Fool's mate: What does CHESS tell us about individual investor trading performance? Accounting and Finance, 57(4), 981-1017. [More Information]
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2016
- Reza Bradrania, M., Westerholm, P., Yeoh, J. (2016). Do CEOs who trade shares adopt more aggressive corporate investment strategies? Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 40, 349-366. [More Information]
- Westerholm, P. (2016). Guest editorial. International Journal of Managerial Finance, 12(4). [More Information]
- Westerholm, P. (2016). High Frequency Trading, Market Volatility and Trading Counterparty Performance. 20th Annual European Conference of the Financial Management Association International (FMA), Tampa FL, United States: Financial Management Association (FMA).
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2015
- Berkman, H., Koch, P., Westerholm, P. (2015). Beware of Children Trading. Journal of Investment Management, 13(3), 80-92.
- Leung, H., Krug, J., Westerholm, P., Schiereck, D., Fong, K. (2015). Determinants of Household Broker Choice and the Impact on Performance. 28th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Rochester, NY, USA: Social Science Research Network. [More Information]
- Westerholm, P., Akhtar, S. (2015). Who Moves First? Price Discovery by Institutional and Retail Investors. 5th Auckland Finance Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology.
2014
- Viljoen, T., Westerholm, P., Zheng, H. (2014). Algorithmic Trading, Liquidity, and Price Discovery: An Intraday Analysis of the SPI 200 Futures. The Financial Review (Statesboro), 49(2), 245-270. [More Information]
- Berkman, H., Koch, P., Westerholm, P. (2014). Informed Trading through the Accounts of Children. The Journal of Finance, 69(1), 363-404. [More Information]
- Leung, H., Rose, A., Westerholm, P. (2014). Systematic Trading Behavior and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns on the OMXH. Review of Finance, 18(6), 2325-2374. [More Information]
2013
- Pham, T., Westerholm, P. (2013). An international trend in market design: Endogenous effects of limit order book transparency on volatility, spreads, depth and volume. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 27, 202-223. [More Information]
- Westerholm, P., Mostafa, M. (2013). Price discovery and success factors for individual stock futures. International Journal of Bonds and Derivatives, 1(1), 3-18.
2012
- Leung, H., Westerholm, P., Rose, A. (2012). Informational Effect and Market Quality Impact of Crossed Trades and Fleeting Orders on the Australian Securities Exchange. 2012 World Finance & Banking Symposium - "Asian Finance & Banking", Shanghai, China: Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.
2011
- Westerholm, P., Leung, H. (2011). Execution Costs of Market Designs Worldwide during the Global Credit Crisis. Journal of Trading, 6(4), 60-81.
- Ben Sita, B., Westerholm, P. (2011). The Role of Trading Intensity Estimating the Implicit Bid-Ask Spread and Determining Transitory Effects. International Review of Financial Analysis, 20(5), 306-310. [More Information]
2010
- Berglund, T., Westerholm, P. (2010). Foreign Investors' Reaction to Lower Profitability - The Role of Information Asymmetry. International Review of Finance, 10(4), 455-483. [More Information]
- Pham, T., Swan, P., Westerholm, P. (2010). The public Limit Order Book of the Korea Exchange: Market capitalization dependent endogenous effects on spreads, volatility and volume. 59th Midwest Finance Association 2010 Conference, USA: Midwest Finance Association.
2009
- Westerholm, P. (2009). Do uninformed crossed and internalized trades tap into unexpressed liquidity? The case of Nokia. Accounting and Finance, 49(2), 407-424. [More Information]
2008
- Kato, K., Fabre, J., Westerholm, P. (2008). Are Poison Pills Poison for Shareholders? Evidence from Japan. Asian Finance Association - Nippon Finance Association International Conference(AsianFA-NFA 2008), Japan: Asian Finance Association/Nippon Finance Association.
- Do, V., Tan, M., Westerholm, P. (2008). Correlated Trading in Concentrated Market. Journal of International Finance and Economics, 8(4), 148-163.
- Westerholm, P. (2008). Dealing and Market Making. In Frino A & Segara R (Eds.), Trade Execution, Arbitrage and Dealing in Australia, (pp. 99-122). Sydney, Australia: Pearson Education.
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2007
- Comerton-Forde, C., O'Brien, M., Westerholm, P. (2007). An Empirical Analysis of Strategic Behaviour Models. Australian Journal of Management, 32(2), 181-203. [More Information]
- Keller, A., Westerholm, P. (2007). Benchmarking a Transition Economy Capital Market. Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal, 1(3), 49-60.
- Berglund, T., Farooq, O., Westerholm, P. (2007). Do Analysts Revise Their Recommendations To Increase Trading By Clients. 2007 Financial Management Association European Conference FMA 2007, USA: Financial Management Association (FMA).
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2006
- Keller, A., Westerholm, P. (2006). A Market-Microstructural Comparison of a Well Established Capital Market with a Transition Economy Competitor: Euronext (France) vs. the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The 4th International Conference on Accounting and Finance in Transition (ICAFT 2006), Adelaide SA: University of South Australia, Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work.
- Ben Sita, B., Westerholm, P. (2006). The Role of Time in Price Discovery: Ultra-high frequency trading in a Limit Order Book Market. Financial Management Association (FMA) European Conference 2006 - 2006 FMA European Conference, USA: Financial Management Association (FMA).
2005
- Comerton-Forde, C., O'Brien, M., Westerholm, P. (2005). An empirical analysis of strategic behavior models. European Financial Management Association (EFMA) 2005 Annual Conference, USA: European Financial Management Association.
2004
- Comerton-Forde, C., O'Brien, M., Westerholm, P. (2004). An empirical analysis of strategic trading models. 17th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference.
2003
- Westerholm, P., Kuuskoski, M. (2003). Do direct stock market investments outperform mutual funds? A study of finnish retail investors and mutual funds. LTA- The Finnish Journal of Business Economics Liiketaloudellinen Aikakauskirja, 2(3), 197-212.
- Westerholm, P. (2003). Do exchange listings bring the desired improvement in liquidity? Observations from the Nordic markets for venture capital and IPOs. In Hasan, Hunter (Eds.), Research in Banking and Finance, (pp. 331-346). UK: JAI Press.
- Westerholm, P., Ollila, M. (2003). Impact of gender, age and language on investment strategy. LTA- The Finnish Journal of Business Economics Liiketaloudellinen Aikakauskirja, 2(3), 179-196.
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2002
- Westerholm, P. (2002). The Relationship Between Liquidity, Trading Activity and Return: Studies of the Finnish and Swedish Stock Markets. Economi Och Samhalle, 107, 1-157.
2001
- Westerholm, P. (2001). The Importance of Liquidity in Initial Public Offerings: Findings from the Finnish Stock Market. Ekonomiska Samfundets Tidskrift (Journal of the Economic Society of Finland), 83.377083333, 135-145.
Selected Grants
2018
- Asset pricing efficiency : Institutional and insider trading in modern financial markets , Westerholm P, DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant
2014
- Determinants of Insiders Trading Performance: Private Information, Network or Skill, Viljoen T, Westerholm P, Berkman H, Centre for International Finance and Regulation/Research Support
- Informed vs. Noise Trading: Foreign and Domestic Retail and Institutional Liquidity Demanders and providers, Westerholm P, Grant A, Malloch H, Fabre J, Centre for International Finance and Regulation/Research Support
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