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education
1997-2002 Tinbergen Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam
PhD degree in Economics.
1990-1996 Erasmus University Rotterdam
Master of Science in Econometrics, Cum Laude (top 1%).
 

academic affiliations
2002-today VU University Amsterdam
Associate Professor of Finance (until July 1, 2004, Assistant Professor).
2011-today Duisenberg School of Finance
Faculty member.
2010-2011 New York University, Economics Department
Visiting scholar, faculty sponsor Prof. Boyan Jovanovic.
2008-2010 New York University, Stern School of Business
Visiting scholar, faculty sponsor Prof. Robert Engle.
2004-2005 New York University, Stern School of Business
Visiting scholar, faculty sponsor Prof. Joel Hasbrouck.
2002 Tsinghua University, Beijing
Visiting scholar, conducted research on Chinese stock markets in summer 2002.
2001 Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
Visiting researcher, attended graduate courses and finished thesis, faculty sponsor Prof. Peter Reiss.
2000 University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School
Visiting doctoral fellow, attended graduate course, conducted research advised by Prof. Marshall Blume.
 

honors and fellowships
2012 American Finance Association (AFA)
Paper "Does Algorithmic Trading Improve Liquidity?" finalist for 2011 Smith Breeden Prize.
2010 netherlands organization for scientific research (nwo)
vidi grant (€800,000) to fund five-year research program.
2008 Western Finance Association
NYSE Euronext award for the best paper in equity trading ($5,000) received at the WFA 2008 meeting in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
VU University Amsterdam
VU talent grant (€1,000,000) received after reaching the final round of the EU ERC starting grant competition. Personal grant to fund 5 year research program.
2007 Royal Dutch Economic Association
Pierson medal i.e. "Dutch Bates Clark" (€5,000) as "promising young Dutch economist"
Europlace Institute of Finance
Research grant (€10,000) for proposal with Thierry Foucault.
2005 German Finance Association
Annual best paper award (€2,000) received at the 2005 meeting in Augsburg, Germany.
Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
"MaGW Open Competitie grant" (€170,000) to fund one PhD position.
2004 Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)
VENI Grant (€200,000) to fund three-year research program.
London Stock Exchange
Grant (€59,000) for research proposal on limit order book competition, with Thierry Foucault, HEC Paris.
New York Stock Exchange
Grant ($20,000) for research proposal on NYSE-listed British stocks.
2003 European Central Bank
Lamfalussy Scholarship (€10,000) to fund research on the European government bond market.
Eastern Finance Association
Outstanding paper award ($1,000), received at the 2003 meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
2001 Federation of European Exchanges
Josseph de la Vega Prize (€8,000), annual award for "outstanding research on securities markets in Europe".
2000 Institute of International Education
Fulbright scholarship ($12,000) to fund research and study at the Wharton School and Stanford University.
 

professional affiliations
2011-today European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
One of the twelve members of the Group of Economic Advisors of the Committee of Economic and Markets Analysis (CEMA).
2004-today Autorité des Marchés Financiers ("French SEC")
Permanent member of the academic board.
 

professional service
2011-today Journal of Derivatives
Advisory Board Member.
2011 UK Government
Wrote commissioned report on "Electronic Trading and Market Structure" for the Foresight project "The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets."