Dr.

SMRK Samarakoon

Orchid ID 0000-0001-8616-3393

Senior Lecturer Grade II

Department of Finance

kithsiri@sjp.ac.lk

BIO

Academic and researcher with over 11 years of experience in Quantitative Finance. I obtained my PhD in Finance from IIT Kharagpur - India, focusing on derivative pricing.

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • Financial Risk management
  • Financial Derivatives/ Commodity Derivatives/ Weather Derivatives
  • Python for Finance/ Financial Analytics/ Machine Learning in Finance
  • Actuarial Science
  • Financial time Series Econometrics with R and Python

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Index Futures Mispricing
  • Financial derivatives Markets
  • Futures Market Spillovers (Commodity/Financial/Energy/Carbon Derivatives) and connectedness & Wavelets
  • Tail Risk - VaR ES EVT Copula and Tail Risk Transmission among Markets

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Finance, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology - Kharagpur, India (2025)
  • MSc in Financial Mathematics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2020)
  • MSc in Applied Finance, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2019)
  • BSc (Special) in Accountancy and Business Finance, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka (2013)

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Article

Does Doing Good Pay Off? Mapping Disclosure Dynamics, Intellectual Structure, and Emerging Frontiers

2026-02-27 Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Laxman Tandan; Rudra P. Pradhan; S. M. R. K. Samarakoon; Manju Jayakumar

Journal Article

Navigating financial interconnectivity: analyzing oil, exchange rates and US market influences on Asia-Pacific equities using the time-varying parameter vector autoregressive connectedness approach

2026-01-13 Journal of Economic Studies

S. M. N. N. Sarathkumara ; S. M. R. K. Samarakoon ; Rudra P. Pradhan

Journal Article

Gender representation in Indian corporate reports: A textual analytics approach

2026-01-01 Journal of Economics and Business

Rudra P. Pradhan , SMRK Samarakoon , SMNN Sarathkumara

Journal Article

How do return and volatility spillovers shape futures markets? Insights from index, commodity, and carbon emission futures

2026-01-01 Renewable Energy

S.M.R.K. Samarakoon, Rudra P. Pradhan

Journal Article

Clear or confusing? How financial report readability and tone are associated with dividend payouts in Indian corporations

2025-12-01 The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Rudra P. Pradhan , S.M.R.K. Samarakoon , B.A.C.H. Wijesinghe , Rana P. Maradana

Journal Article

Financial derivatives usage dynamics in Asia Pacific region

2025-12-01 Pacific-Basin Finance Journal

S.M.R.K. Samarakoon , Rudra P. Pradhan , G.G. Chathuranga

Journal Article

Index futures mispricing: A global phenomenon? A comparative analysis of market dynamics

2025-11-01 Borsa Istanbul Review

S.M.R.K. Samarakoon, Rudra P. Pradhan, D.A.M. Perera

Journal Article

Global ambitions, local challenges: The complex dynamics of graduate migration intentions in an emerging economy

2025-05-01 International Journal of Educational Development

Journal Article

From complexity to clarity: unraveling the determinants of annual report readability and tone in an emerging market

2025-04-24 Quality & Quantity

Journal Article

Fiscal signals in frontier markets: unveiling the impact of government budget announcements on stock returns

2025-02-06 Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies

Journal Article

Does the VIX act as the main transmitter of mispricing in index futures markets? Insights from European and American regions

2025-01-01 The North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Journal Article

Annual report readability, ESG disclosure, and risk perspectives of Indian firms: the mediating role of corporate governance and earnings management

2024-11-27 International Journal of Disclosure and Governance

Journal Article

Index futures mispricing: a multi-regime approach to the NIFTY 50 Index futures

2024-11-14 Managerial Finance

Journal Article

What determines the success of equity derivatives markets? A global perspective

2024-10-01 Borsa Istanbul Review

Journal Article

Financial Derivatives Usage and Firm Value in Turbulent Periods: Comparative Evidence from India during the COVID-19 Crisis

2024-06-04 Asia-Pacific Financial Markets

Journal Article

Dynamics of Price and Volatility Spillovers Among Stock and Foreign Exchanges: Evidence from South Asian Countries

2024-06-01 Journal of Economic Development

Journal Article

Index futures mispricing: a multi-regime approach to the NIFTY 50 Index futures

2024-01-01 Managerial Finance

Journal Article

What determines the success of equity derivatives markets? A global perspective

2023-01-01 Borsa Istanbul Review

Journal Article

Impact of dividend policy on stock price volatility and market value of the firm: Evidence from Sri Lankan manufacturing companies

2016-01-01 Corporate Ownership and Control

MEDIA APPEARANCES