I am interested to pursue my PhD Finance in the following topic:
"High Frequency Trading or HFT and Robo-advisors in Investing - FinTech in investment management, Investech".
I am wondering:
If it is a feasible topic for PhD?
Which methododology would I need to use to research the topic?
Will I be able to get the required data?
Which data sources are accessible to get data for this topic?
Can someone in the field of finance and investing guide me please in this regard?
Thank you in advance for those commenting on my post.
First, you need to find a PhD adviser whom you trust and who is capable to lead you in that direction. Financial data are mostly proprietary, i.e. very expensive, but I heard that crypto platforms are more generous with providing free data than a conventional finance outlets.
• Relook the title to reflect a good research title.
• Too many variables of interest; HFT, Robo-advisors, FinTech , Investech. Define exactly what you want to do.
• Developing a Fintech framework maybe a recommendation or outcome.
• Financially, may not be easy to do research of this nature unless its your daily job.
For pursuing Ph.D. in the following topic, I would recommend being specific in your choice of variables.
Regarding methodology, it is highly likely that you need to draft a questionnaire and spread it across various investors (whether individual or institutional).
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