Call for Papers: 3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON MARKET STRUCTURE AND MARKET INTEGRITY

                           CALL FOR PAPERS

                     Market Regulation Services,
                     DeGroote School of Business

              3RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON MARKET STRUCTURE
                         AND MARKET INTEGRITY

                         November 10th, 2008
                 Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel,
                       Toronto, Ontario Canada

                     BEST PAPER PRIZE: $10,000.00


     Regulators in Canada, the U.S. and Europe are addressing
     critical market structure and market integrity issues at a
     time when markets, and the entities that have traditionally
     regulated them, are experiencing significant change.
     Exchanges are merging, new trading markets are being
     launched in Canada and around the world, and the self-
     regulatory landscape is evolving with the creation of FINRA
     and the proposed merger of the Investment Dealers
     Association and Market Regulation Services.

     The DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University and
     Market Regulation Services Inc. are sponsoring a one-day
     conference in Toronto, Canada on November 10, 2008 to
     explore these and other current issues relating to market
     structure and market integrity.

     The conference will bring together leading international
     academic researchers, regulators, industry professionals
     and students to explore with their peers current issues,
     trends, challenges and opportunities in market structure
     and market integrity issues.


     TOPICS:

     The organizers invite submissions addressing any of the
     following, or related, topics:

     - The future of SRO regulation - how will the continuing
       evolution of exchange ownership structures and
       consolidation among markets affect the traditional models
       of market integrity regulation?
     - The regulation of short sales - what has been the impact
       of the elimination of the tick test in the U.S.?  Will
       current regulatory initiatives address issues like double
       voting?
     - Investment research - what impact with the unbundling of
       research and execution services have? How is research
       being valued in the marketplace? How has the analyst
       settlement changed the landscape?
     - Best execution - will there be a harmonized and workable
       definition in Canada, the U.S. and the UK?
     - Trade-throughs - is there an empirical case for trade-
       through rules? What has been the impact of their
       implementation under Reg NMS? What direction will
       Canadian regulators take?
     - Access fees and market data - what can other
       jurisdictions learn from the U.S. debate? Do Canadian
       regulators need to address access fees and market data
       arrangements?
     - Debt and derivatives markets - how are market structure
       and market integrity debates playing out in debt markets?
       What explains existing levels of liquidity in Canada?

     In addition to these themes, papers addressing other areas
     of market structure and market integrity research are
     welcomed. Papers may be conceptual, theoretical,
     empirical, experimental or case studies, and will be
     reviewed on a blind basis by members of the program
     committee.

     Authors of accepted papers will be responsible for paying
     their own travel and accommodation expenses.


     BEST PAPER AWARD - $10,000.00:

     The program committee will select one paper presented at
     the conference for a Best Paper Award of CDN$10,000.00

     SPECIAL ISSUE -
     Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting:

     Papers accepted for the conference are eligible for the
     possible publication in a special issue of the Review of
     Quantitative Finance and Accounting. In your submission,
     please indicate if you want your paper to be considered for
     the special issue. The papers selected for publication in
     the special issue will be finalized by the end of the year.


     PLEASE NOTE THESE IMPORTANT DATES:

     June 30, 2008:      Submission of full paper

     Send paper to:

     Email:              MAILTO:malcolj@mcmaster.ca

     September 2, 2008:  Notification Period Begins

     October 13, 2008:   Registration and fees due



     FULL PAPER SUBMISSION CRITERIA:

     Submitted papers should not have been previously published
     or accepted for publication. Submitted papers must be in
     English, suggested length 5000 words and in Word or PDF
     format. Manuscripts should be single spaced and should
     include, in the following order: cover sheet, title,
     abstract, introduction, text, acknowledgements, reference
     and notes, tables and figures.

     Information on last year's conference is available at:

         http://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/faculty/sems.aspx

     For further information about registration and travel
     contact:

     CONTACT:       Janice Malcolm - Conference Planner
                    DeGroote School of Business
                    McMaster University
     Tel:           905-525-9140 ext 26372
     Email:         MAILTO:malcolj@mcmaster.ca
Posted 12/21/07