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Lezgin Ay

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law

Email: Lezgin.Ay@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Iowa State University, 2022
    Major: Business and Technology
    Specialization: Finance

Professional Memberships

  • Southwestern Finance Association. (2023 - Present).
  • Eastern Finance Association. (2022 - 2024).
  • Financial Management Association. (2022 - 2024).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Best Practices in Faculty Peer Mentoring, UNT Faculty Mentoring Program. United States of America. (November 7, 2023 - November 7, 2023).
  • Workshop, Promotion and Tenure Workshop, UNT Faculty Mentoring Success. United States of America. (October 20, 2023 - October 20, 2023).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • FINA 4310 - Valuation and Financial Decisions, 12 courses.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Iowa State University, Investments, Spring 2022.
  • Iowa State University, Principles of Corporate Finance, Winter 2022.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Akbas, F., Ay, L., Koch, P. (2023). Initial Margin Requirements and Market Efficiency. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

Presentations Given

    Panel Presentation

  • Ay, L. (Author & Presenter), Brown, J. (Author), Borisova, G. (Author), Eastern Finance Association, Investment Volatility is Costly, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Ay, L. (Author & Presenter), Akbas, F. (Author), Koch, P. (Author), Southern Finance Association, The Evolution of Market Efficiency Over the Past Century, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Ay, L. (Author & Presenter), Akbas, F. (Author), Koch, P. (Author), Eastern Finance Association, The Evolution of Market Efficiency Over the Past Century, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Ay, L. (Author & Presenter), Brown, J. (Author), Borisova, G. (Author), Southwestern Finance Association, Investment Volatility is Costly, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Ay, L. (Author & Presenter), Akbas, F. (Author), Koch, P. (Author), Southwestern Finance Association, The Evolution of Market Efficiency Over the Past Century, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).

Service

Professional Service

  • Committee Member, Financial Management Association. (2022 - 2022).
  • Committee Member, Southern Finance Association. (2022 - 2022).
  • Discussant, Financial Management Association. (October 2022 - October 2022).