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CAIA Vancouver: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Investors
Date(s):
September 12, 2018
Note: All times listed are in local time
Venue:Four Seasons Hotel
791 W Georgia Street Vancouver, BC
Fee(s):This event has a fee
Description:Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Investors presented in partnership with Vancouver Securities Traders Association
Featuring speaker: Russell Rhoads, CFA Director, Global Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets
Join us on Thursday, March 15th, for a discussion centered on the rise of the cryptocurrency markets. Russell Rhoads will cover the emergence of bitcoin and blockchain technology, as well as touch on recently launched derivatives based on bitcoin. Finally, we will look beyond bitcoin and take a dive into the cryptocurrency and initial coin offering (ICO) markets.
Agenda 3:30pm Registration 4:00pm Presentation 5:15pm Networking Reception Time and Date Thursday, March 15, 2018 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location Four Seasons Hotel Garibaldi Room 791 W Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2T4
Fees CAIA members: complimentary VSTA members: complimentary CAIA candidates: USD15 Non-member Guests: USD20
Thank you to our co-host: Thank you to our generous sponsor:
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Russell Rhoads
Organization: CBOE Global Markets
Russell Rhoads, CFA, is Director, Product Advancement, Global Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets. His career before joining Cboe included positions at a variety of firms including Highland Capital Management, Caldwell & Orkin Investment Counsel, Balyasny Asset Management, and Millennium Management. He is a financial author and editor having contributed to multiple magazines and edited several books for Wiley publishing. He is the author of six market related books including Trading VIX Derivatives, Option Spread Trading, Trading Weekly Options, and Options Strategies for Advisors and Institutions. He authored material to be included in Level II of the CFA program and material for the CMT designation. In addition to his duties at Cboe, he is an adjunct instructor at Loyola University. He is a double graduate of the University of Memphis with a BBA ('92) and an MS ('94) in Finance and also received a Master's Certificate in Financial Engineering from the Illinois Tech in 2003. Russell is currently pursuing a PhD from Oklahoma State University with an expected graduation date in the Summer of 2018.
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