Dr Xin Li


Xin Li joined Westminster Business School in 2016 and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Finance. She holds a PhD in Finance from University of Leicester, UK. Xin has previously worked as Graduate Teaching Assistant at University of Leicester. She is a CFA charterholder and has the certification of securities professional in China. 


Xin's main research interests include financial market microstructure; financial risk management; behavioural finance; financial regulation.

Recent publications:

Ferrara, G., Li, X. and Marszalec, D. (2020). Central counterparty auction design. Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures. Volume: 8(2), pp. 47-58. doi:10.21314/JFMI.2019.119

Bose, S., Ladley, D. and Li, X. (2020). The role of hormones in financial markets. International Review of Financial Analysis. Volume: 67 101434. doi:10.1016/j.irfa.2019.101434

For details of my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch Profile


  • Centre for Finance and Financial Services

In brief

Research areas

Financial market microstructure, Financial regulation, Behavioral Finance

Supervision interests

Asset pricing, Risk management, Market microstructure