About
Isabelle Platten is a Professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, affiliated with the Louvain School of Management (LSM) and the Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling (LIDAM). She is associated with the Louvain Finance (LFIN) unit, focusing on financial economics and quantitative finance.
Her research interests span market microstructure, ETF liquidity dynamics, interest rate modeling, credit risk, and banking regulations. Her work explores volatility modeling, payoff replication, and the impact of financial instruments like ETFs on market stability.
Her publications highlight trends in financial markets, including liquidity spillovers from ETFs, risk-sharing mechanisms, and regulatory compliance under frameworks like IFRS 9. She has also contributed to understanding market maker behavior and bid-ask spreads on platforms such as NASDAQ Europe.
Platten’s affiliations include the Louvain Finance unit and the Louvain Institute of Data Analysis and Modeling, where she engages in interdisciplinary financial research. Her contact details include an email at isabelle.platten@uclouvain.be and an office at LSM, Building B, Mons, Belgium.