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Algorithmic Trading Conference


3 October 2008 (All-day event)

Category: Quantitative Finance
Location: NYU Skirball Center, New York University
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NYU Courant Institute and FINANCE CONCEPTS are pleased to announce the forthcoming conference on ALGORITHMIC TRADING: Dynamic Portfolios, Optimal Execution, and Risk

Time: October 3rd, 2008, starting at 8:30 a.m.

Sponsored by
GERSON LEHRMAN GROUP, MERRILL LYNCH, ITG, JP MORGAN, TETHYS

Download brochure: http://www.algotradeconf.com/AlgorithmicTrading.pdf

The explosive growth of algorithmic trading has challenged academia and industry to explore the foundations of this emerging area of quantitative finance. The Mathematics in Finance masters Program at NYU and Finance Concepts are pleased to present this conference, which brings together leading market practitioners and academics to discuss the latest advances in algorithmic trading, dynamic portfolios, optimal execution, and risk.

Speakers:

  • Robert ALMGREN, Quantitative Brokers
  • David CUSHING, Wellington Management
  • Ian DOMOWITZ, ITG
  • Robert ENGLE, NYU Stern, Nobel Prize winner
  • Robert FERSTENBERG, Morgan Stanley
  • Jim GATHERAL, Merrill Lynch
  • Merrell HORA, Credit Suisse
  • George SOFIANOS, Goldman Sachs

Organizing committee:

  • Petter Kolm, Courant Institute, NYU
  • Lee Maclin, Courant Institute, Pragma Financial Systems

Program Highlights:

  • Dynamic optimization in custom execution algorithms
  • The use of adaptive arrival price optimization
  • The role of short term alpha in optimizing execution
  • Execution risks and its relationship to portfolio risk
  • Buy-side institutional efforts to integrate portfolio construction, risk management and optimal execution

Information and Registration

For more information and registration please see http://www.algotradeconf.com or contact us by email at info@algotradeconf.com

Registration fee: USD $1199 (regular), USD $899 (special group rate), USD$599 (full-time academic rate) , USD $99 (**special rate for students in full-time mathematical finance and quantitative finance graduate programs**)

We kindly request interested participants to send their registration as soon as possible but no later than September 30th 2008.

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