Preliminary Call for Papers: 16th Conference on the Theories and Practices of Securities and Financial Markets (16th SFM Conference)

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

           16TH CONFERENCE ON THE THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF
                   SECURITIES AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
                        (16th SFM Conference)

                        December 5 - 6, 2008
                  National Sun Yat-sen University,
                         Kaohsiung, Taiwan

             KEYNOTE SPEAKER Professor Terrance Odean
                             Haas School of Business,
                             UC Berkeley


      IMPORTANT DATES:

      Submission Deadline:         August 15, 2008
      Notification of Acceptance:  September 15, 2008
      Confirmation of Attendance:  October 20, 2008


      BEST PAPER AWARDS

      Six Research Awards Maximum US$ 2,000


      PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

      Please submit the following electronic files separately in
      PDF format to our conference website:

      (1) abstract (including title page, abstract and keywords)
      (2) complete paper, including title page, abstract and
          keywords
      (3) complete paper without name(s) of author(s)

      For submission and other information please check our
      website:

              http://www.finance.nsysu.edu.tw/SFM/sfm.htm


      REGISTRATION FEE:

      Excludes hotel accommodation:
      US$105 before October 25
      US$200 after October 25

      Includes 5-stars hotel accommodation 2 nights:
      US$350 before October 25
      US$450 after October 25


      FURTHER INFORMATION:

      CONTACT:       Professor Tai Ma (Program Chair)
                     Department of Finance
                     National Sun Yat-sen University
      Email:         MAILTO:matai@finance.nsysu.edu.tw
                or
      CONTACT:       Ms. Pei-Ying Tsai (Conference Secretariat)
      Email:         MAILTO:sfm@finance.nsysu.edu.tw
      Tel:           886-7-5252000 ext. 4830
      Fax:           886-7-5251523, 5254899, 5254898
Posted 5/9/08