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CBOE Risk Management Conference Europe 2015 - Institutional Derivatives, Volatility Traders Meet In Geneva, Switzerland, September 28-30

Date 19/08/2015

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) will host the 4th annual CBOE Risk Management Conference (RMC) Europe, from Monday, September 28, through Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland.

Top traders, investors, strategists and researchers will attend CBOE RMC Europe to discuss the latest products and strategies for managing risk, enhancing yields and lowering portfolio volatility. This year’s conference features 16 sessions, with presentations and discussions led by 37 highly regarded industry experts.

Keynote speakers at CBOE RMC Europe include Edward Chancellor, financial historian, author and investment consultant, a former member of GMO’s Asset Allocation team, and a columnist for Financial Times and Institutional Investor; and Paul Donovan, global economist, UBS, who is responsible for formulating and presenting the UBS Investment Research global economic view.

Some of the topics to be discussed are:

  • “The Consequences of Extraordinary Monetary Policy – a Historical Perspective on the Current Environment”
  • “New Benchmark Indices & Research on Fund Use of Options-Based and Volatility-Based Strategies”
  • “Cross-Region and Cross-Asset Volatility Analysis for Investing and Hedging”
  • “Harvesting Volatility Risk Premium as Volatility Starts to Turn”
  • “More Value to Long-Dated Options Than Meets the Eye”
  • “Correlations Between Stocks and Between Sectors”
  • “Weeklys – Options and Futures that Expire on a Weekly Basis”
  • “Vanilla but Not Boring: Fixed-Strike Option Strategies”

Registration and hotel information, a schedule of events and sessions, and a full roster of speakers are available at www.cboermcEurope.com. The website also features video interviews and social media highlights from the 31st annual CBOE RMC U.S. held in Carlsbad, California, in March. Please inquire about discounts for qualified end-users and complimentary registration for financial journalists.

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