Mission Statement

The Center for International Securities and Derivatives Markets (CISDM) seeks to enhance the understanding of the field of alternative investments through research, education, and networking opportunities for our member donors, industry professionals and academics.

The goals of CISDM are to facilitate research in international investment and derivative markets, to promote interactions between the academic and business communities, and to make available educational material on international financial markets to financial and nonfinancial firms.

To accomplish these tasks, CISDM funds research for faculty and students, sponsors an annual conference that brings together both business professionals and finance Ph.D. students from throughout the New England area, and publishes a quarterly research report on current CISDM projects. CISDM is also the editorial center of the Journal of Alternative Investments. This journal is rapidly becoming the primary source of research information in the area of alternative investments.

CISDM also has an active outreach program. Researchers affiliated with the Center speak at numerous academic and practitioner conferences each year and serve on a number of joint academic/industry task forces. Feel free to contact us at info@cisdm.org with questions and feedback.