OREANDA-NEWS. February 01, 2016. The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) will host the 32nd annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) U.S. from Monday, February 29 through Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Top traders, strategists, researchers and investors will attend CBOE RMC U.S. to discuss the latest products and strategies for managing risks, enhancing yields and lowering portfolio volatility. The conference features 16 sessions over three days, with presentations and discussions led by more than 30 highly regarded industry experts.

Keynote speakers at CBOE RMC U.S. include David Blitzer, Ph.D., Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and Leo de Bever, Ph.D., former CEO of the Alberta Investment Management Corp.

Some of the topics to be discussed include:

  • “Long-Termism: An Opportunity Worth Seizing”
  • ”Secular Stagnation or Our Economic Hangover?”
  • “Constructing/Deconstructing Volatility Risk Premia Strategies”
  • “Intersections Between Macroeconomic Conditions and Volatility Levels”
  • “Differentiating and Benchmarking Volatility-Based Investment Strategies”
  • “Volatility of Volatility and Other Facets of VIX Options”
  • “The Evolving Dynamics of VIX Futures”
  • “How to Improve Directional Trading Using Correlation Information”
  • “Cross-Region Volatility Analysis for Investing and Hedging” 

Registration and hotel information, a schedule of events and sessions, and a full roster of speakers are available at www.cboermcUS.com. The website also features highlights from previous RMCs in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Discounts for qualified end-users and complimentary registration for financial journalists are available.

During the conference, the CBOE RMC website will feature live updates, including blogs from the sessions, and relevant conversations and photos posted on Twitter tagged #CBOERMC.

About the CBOE Risk Management Conference
The annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) is the premier financial industry conference designed for institutional users of equity derivatives and volatility products.  Now in its 32nd year in the U.S., the conference also is held annually in Europe and in Asia.

CBOE RMC is an educational forum dedicated to exploring the latest products and strategies for managing risk, enhancing yields and lowering portfolio volatility. CBOE RMC brings together top traders, investors, strategists and researchers, enabling participants to learn the state-of-the-art in portfolio management from highly regarded industry experts.

CBOE RMC’s multi-day agenda covers a variety of concepts, challenging attendees to think differently about how they manage positions, employ hedging techniques, utilize equity derivatives, and model and trade volatility.  Topics -- ranging from basic derivatives applications to advanced trading concepts -- are current and relevant. Strategy discussions are overlaid with examples of actual trades and real-market applications.  See www.cboermc.com for additional information.*

About CBOE
Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options, continues to set the bar for options and volatility trading through product innovation, trading technology and investor education. CBOE Holdings offers equity, index and ETP options, including proprietary products, such as options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option.  Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys options, FLEX options, and benchmark products such as the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM). CBOE Holdings is home to the world-renowned Options Institute, Livevol options analytics and data tools, and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.

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* Agenda and speakers may be subject to change. 

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