[29/01/26]

Prof. Dr Peter Gomber was elected for three more years as a member of the Exchange Council at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE). The Exchange Council is a key forum for discussing fundamental issues and developments at the FSE. Among other things, the Exchange Council is responsible for the appointment, withdrawal and supervision of the executive management. Furthermore, it issues the Exchange Rules, the Fee Regulations and the Conditions for Transactions on the Exchange. Prof. Dr. Gomber has held this honorary position since 2011. Further information can be found here.

[17/12/25]

The team wishes all students, co-operation partners and employees of the university Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[15/12/25]

Prof. Dr. Peter Gomber has been appointed to the advisory board of the Frankfurt Institute for Risk Management and Regulation (FIRM). FIRM was founded in 2009 and is an important network in the financial and regulatory environment. FIRM is supported by many well-known companies in the financial sector. The objectives of FIRM are to promote research and teaching in all areas of risk management and regulation, as well as to provide comprehensive, practice-oriented training for risk managers in the financial sector.

[12/12/25]

Tino Cestonaro and Niklas Trimpe won the SFA (Southern Finance Association) Best PhD Paper Award for their paper "Efficient or not? Price measures in market microstructure". In their paper, the authors demonstrate that commonly used price measures, such as the transaction price and midpoint, incorporate public information with substantial delay, whereas advanced measures like the micro-price capture it almost instantaneously. Their findings show that relying on inefficient price proxies can cause systematic distortions in research and trading, providing essential guidance for future studies and investor decision-making. Congratulations!

[18/11/25]

Dr. Micha Bender won the BAI (Bundesverband Alternative Investments) science award for his dissertation "The Impact of Regulation on Securities Trading". In his dissertation, he examines the effects of regulatory measures on securities trading, analyzing specific topics such as the impact of the MiFID II directive, soft commissions, trading fragmentation, index rule changes, and the increasing volume of closing auctions. The aim of his thesis is to deepen our understanding of the effects of regulation on market quality and price discovery. Thereby, he contributes to the current academic debate and offers valuable insights into the complex interactions between market rules and market behavior. Congratulations!