SmartQuant Discussion

SmartQuant Ltd. is happy to announce that Arthur M. Berd, Strategic Partner in charge of its business development and institutional sales, will be speaking at the Global Derivatives USA, a major industry conference to be held in Chicago next week, November 13-15.

On Tuesday November 13, the conference will host a High Frequency Trading Summit where a number of industry experts and academic researchers will present on topics ranging from backtesting of algorithmic strategies and modeling the market impact to inventory management and overview of structural changes in the marketplace.

On Wednesday November 14, the conference will feature a stream on practical techniques in portfolio and risk management, where Arthur M. Berd will participate in a panel discussion entitled "Creating Optimal Hedging Strategies For 2013 & Beyond". Other streams of the conference will feature presentations on advanced volatility modeling and trading techniques, on practical innovations in valuation, and on the latest developments in derivatives regulation.

On Thursday November 14, Arthur M. Berd will give a presentation on "The Impact Of Tail Risk Protection On The Investment Management Industry". Besides the stream on portfolio management, the conference will also feature on that day the streams on volatility, interest rates, FX, inflation and commodities trading and modeling.

We attach the latest conference agenda for your information. If any of our clients wish to attend this conference, please feel free to register using Arthur's exclusive speaker discount of 15%, by contacting the organizers via the conference link and providing them the VIP code: FKN2342EMSPK