Tim Baumgartner

Tim Baumgartner is a researcher at the Institute of Strategic Management and Finance at Ulm University. His academic journey includes studying Mathematics and Economics ("Wirtschaftsmathematik") at Ulm University and Fudan University, and he has been a visiting researcher at the National University of Singapore (April–May 2023). Tim previously worked in Investment Banking and for a Big Four accounting firm before transitioning to academia.

Research Focus: Tim’s work centers on Financial Markets, particularly Market Microstructure, Forensic Finance, and Empirical Asset Pricing. He investigates phenomena like Market Manipulation, Crypto Assets, and the dynamics of NFTs and Derivatives. His research has been presented at prestigious conferences including the Spanish Finance Association (AEFIN) Finance Forum, German Finance Association (DGF) Annual Meeting, and Swiss National Bank (SNB) Microstructure Conference.

• 2023: "Has Manipulation in the VIX Decreased?" (conference presentations: AEFIN, DGF, SNB, NUS)
• 2022: "Trust in a Trustless Network: The Case of the Bitcoin Flash Crash on May 19, 2021" (presented at AEFIN, British Accounting and Finance Association, MIT Golub Center, Paris December Finance Meeting)
• 2023 (Work in Progress): "Market Microstructure and Price Discovery: Novel Insights from the NFT Market" (Job Market Paper)

Scientific Awards:

• Entrepreneur Campus From Science to Market 2025, Third Prize
• ProTrainU Science Career Accelerator 2023 (€10,000)
• Swiss Derivative Awards 2022, First Prize (CHF 5,000)
• CFA Quant Awards 2022 (€500)
• BAI Science Award 2020 (€1,000)
• Dr. Hans Riegel Award 2015, First Prize in Mathematics (€600)

Teaching: Tim has taught courses such as Project Class Asset Management, Research in Finance, Valuation, and Fundamentals of Business Administration since Winter 2021/2022. He also supervises Master’s theses at Ulm University.