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Jay Strohmaier, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager, presented at the annual Utility Pension Fund Study Group Conference (UPFSG) on April 26th in Scottsdale, AZ.  Mr. Strohmaier discussed the management of beta exposure within Portable Alpha strategies, as well as the concept of a Centralized Exposure Management program for institutional investors. 


Clifton’s Chief Investment Officer, Jack Hansen, CFA, presented at the 26th Annual Risk Management Conference, sponsored by the Chicago Board Options Exchange, March 7th through 9th, 2010.  Mr. Hansen participated in a panel discussion on the fundamentals of employing options within institutional portfolios.  Topics discussed include: Introduction to the VIX Index, VIX futures and options; Options-related strategies; and Practical implementation issues.  Contact us if you would like to obtain a copy of materials following the conference or have interest in discussing risk management through options-based strategies.


Thomas Lee, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager and Principal, presented at the Societe Generale Pensions & Endowments Conference, held Tuesday, January 26th at the Le Parker Meridien hotel in New York. Mr. Lee participated in a panel discussion on the implementation of risk management strategies. 


Clifton recently added indicative pricing for 10yr Swaptions (options on a 10yr swap) to the Option Overlay Matrix page. Swaptions are typically utilized in interest rate hedging (inflation/deflation) and duration extension applications.  Like the equity option matrices, swaption pricing will be updated each Monday.  View the Option Overlay Matrices for the latest premium pricing data.


Implementing Tail Risk Strategies: Read Clifton's latest white paper which discusses how "tail risk" strategies are defined and a framework for implementing these transactions in a manner that provides the greatest likelihood of achieving an investor's objectives. Please click here to read a copy.

 

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The Options Clearing Corporation
    Daily and Historic FLEX Option Pricing
    Option Expiration Calendar
    The OCC Learning Center and Tutorials

http://www.theocc.com
http://www.theocc.com/market/flexreport/flex.jsp
http://www.theocc.com/publications/xcal/xcal.jsp
http://www.theocc.com/learning_center/opt_ed/get_started.jsp
Chicago Board Options Exchange
   FLEX Option Information
   CBOE Options Dictionary
   Options Concepts Tutorial
   CBOE Options Institute Resources
   Index Option Strategies
   Margin Requirements
http://www.cboe.com/default.aspx
http://www.cboe.com/institutional/IndexFlex.aspx
http://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/Glossary.aspx
http://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/Concepts/default.aspx
http://www.cboe.com/LearnCenter/OptionsInstitute1.aspx
http://www.cboe.com/Strategies/DefaultIndex.aspx
http://www.cboe.com/micro/margin/introduction.aspx
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
   S&P 500 Emini contract
   EAFE contract
   S&P 400 Midcap contract
   Thirty minutes on futures-interactive
   General resources for futures traders
http://www.cme.com
http://www.cme.com/clearing/clr/spec/contract_specifications_cl.html?product=ES
http://www.cme.com/clearing/clr/spec/contract_specifications_cl.html?product=EFE
http://www.cme.com/clearing/clr/spec/contract_specifications_cl.html?product=ME
http://www.cmegroup.com/cmegroup/education/interactive/webinars-archived/thirty-minutes-on-futures.html
http://www.cmegroup.com/resources-for/futures-traders.html
ICE
   Russell Indices
 
https://www.theice.com/russell_indexes.jhtml
CFA Institute
   Financial Analysts Journal
   About the CFA Institute
http://www.cfapubs.org/loi/faj
http://www.cfainstitute.org/aboutus/index.html
ISDA
   Product Descriptions and Frequently Asked Questions
 
http://www.isda.org
Information on Derivatives http://www.finpipe.com/derivatives.htm



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