34th Annual Cboe Risk Management Conference 2018 | CBOE | 7 March 2018 | Hyatt Regency Coconut Point , 5001 Coconut Rd, Bonita Springs, FL 34134, USA

Now in its 34th year in the U.S., the annual Cboe Risk Management Conference (RMC) is the foremost financial industry conference designed for institutional users of equity derivatives and volatility products. This year there will be a special emphasis on understanding the current market environment, volatility trades that make sense now, managing volatilty and finding new opportunities.

Cboe RMC's agenda covers a variety of concepts, challenging attendees to think differently about how they manage portfolios, 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 discussion is overlaid with examples of actual trades and real-market applications.

Sessions are led by practitioners who are leaders in their respective disciplines. Presenters are selected not only for their expertise but also for their ability to communicate complex material in a straightforward, understandable manner. There are no sales pitches.
The conference is held in a campus-like setting to foster networking and interaction among attendees in an elegant but casual atmosphere.

2018 Speakers

Brandon Bates
Portfolio Manager, BlackRock

Keith Black
Ph.D., CAIA, CFA, Managing Director, Curriculum and Exams, Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association

Bryan Christian
Head of US Equities Sales, Cboe Global Markets

Sean Cleary
Head of FX Sales, Cboe Global Markets

David Cross
Managing Director, Dash Financial Technologies

Dean Curnutt
Founder and CEO, Macro Risk Advisors LLC (MRA)

Dennis Davitt
Partner, Harvest Volatility Management

Benn Eifert
Ph.D., Founder and CIO, QVR Advisors

Ilya Feygin
Managing Director/Senior Strategist, WallachBeth Capital LLC

Rocky Fishman
CFA, Equity Derivatives Strategist, Goldman Sachs

Eric Frait
Options Advancement and Strategy, Cboe Global Markets

Louis-Vincent Gave
Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer of Gavekal

Stacey Gilbert
Head of Derivatives Strategy, Susquehanna

Jon Havice
President and Chief Investment Officer, DGV Solutions

Joanne M Hill
Chief Advisor for Research and Strategy, Cboe Vest

Roni Israelov
Principal, Head of Volatility Strategies, AQR Capital Management

Paul R. T. Johnson, Jr.
Board Member, State University Retirement System

Joe Kairen
Senior Director, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Kambiz Kazemi
CFA, Partner & Portfolio Manager, La Financière Constance

Matthew McFarland
Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) Business Operations & Strategy, Cboe Global Markets

Anand Omprakash
Director, Equity & Derivative Strategy, BNP Paribas

Michael J. Oyster
CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Strategist, FEG Investment Advisors

Bryan Pinsky
Senior Vice President, AIG

Ragu Raghavan
Principal, Head of Institutional Solutions, Gladius Capital Management LP

Nitin Saksena
Head of US Equity Derivatives Research, BofA Merrill Lynch

Aaron Sarfatti
Partner, Oliver Wyman

Matthew Sherwood
Senior Investment Manager, Public Markets Investments, Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Fund (MMBB)

William Speth
Global Head of Research, Cboe Global Markets

Paul B. Stephens
Vice President, Cboe Global Markets

Edward Szado
Assistant Professor of Finance, Providence College

Edward Tilly
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cboe Global Markets

Ramon Verastegui
Managing Director, Société Générale

Tyler Winklevoss
Co-founders of Gemini

Cameron Winklevoss
Co-founders of Gemini

Mandy Xu
Chief Equity Derivatives Strategist, Credit Suisse

2018 Sponsors

GOLD:
• Velocity Shares
• Xfa
• Dash Financial Tchnologies

PLATINUM:
• S&P Dow Jones Indices

SILVER:
• SpiderRock
• FTSE Russel
• WEX

GENERAL:
• Flestrade
• Numerix
• Ishares
• Msci

MEDIA:
• Pension and Investment
• Barrons
• Seeking Alpha
• ETF.com
• EQ derevatives
• Vix and More