2025 Derivative Markets Conference
Queenstown, New Zealand
14-16 December 2025
The Auckland Centre for Financial Research (ACFR) at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, Auckland University of Technology, hosts its 10th annual Derivative Markets Conference from 14 to 16 December 2025. This year’s conference will take place in Queenstown, New Zealand, a world-renowned destination offering breathtaking natural scenery, adventure sports, wineries, and a vibrant culture. We invite academics and professionals to submit papers related to derivative markets and products. The conference features a special issue of the Journal of Futures Markets.
Paper Submission
The deadline for paper submissions is 15 July 2025.
Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission before 15 August 2025.
Conference registration will be open from 1 August 2025 to 1 October 2025.
Keynote Speaker
Charles Cao, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, United States.
Charles Cao is the Smeal Chair Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance at the Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include derivative securities, hedge funds, FinTech, cryptocurrencies, mutual funds, and market microstructure. His work has been published in a broad range of leading academic journals, including the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Management Science, Journal of Financial Markets, and Journal of Econometrics. He has served as an editor/associate editor of Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, an associate editor of Journal of Financial Markets, and Review of Derivatives Research.
Special Issue
The Journal of Futures Markets has dedicated a special issue to selected papers presented at the conference.
Best Paper Awards
The 2025 DMC Best Paper Award (NZD 1,000)
Queenstown FAQs:
- The conference venue is Crowne Plaza Queenstown, located in the centre of Queenstown and a 1-minute walk to Steamer Wharf.
- Queenstown Airport is 6km away from central Queenstown, about 15-25 minutes away by bus, car or taxi. There is more information on getting to and around Queenstown here.
- Airport transportation options:
- Airport shuttles, taxis, ride-share and luxury transport operators are located directly outside the terminal.
- Orbus bus departs the airport every 15-30 minutes to the city and costs $10 one way, or $2 with a bee card.
- If you are travelling by car, the drive to Crowne Plaza Queenstown is about 15 minutes (7.9km) via State Highway 6A.
- There are plenty of accommodation options in Queenstown. Please see Booking, Tripadvisor , Expedia or Airbnb.
- Things to do in Queenstown. Also, check out Tripadvisor’s top picks of activities in Queenstown.
Conference Organisers
Bart Frijns, Auckland University of Technology
Jose Da Fonseca, Auckland University of Technology
Iris Li, Auckland University of Technology
Contact
Email: acfr@aut.ac.nz