Upcoming Events

Shareholder Driven Capitalism

February 23, 2012

Mike Mayo, Banking Analyst for CLSA, an affiliate of Credit Agricole Securities

The Roundtable is pleased to be hosting Mike Mayo, author of “Exile on Wall Street” and esteemed banking analyst.  Mike will address his belief that the U.S. is facing a lighter version of what's taken place in Japan, especially given the macroeconomic similarities. From Mike’s perspective, the best hope is that the micro differences, such as better efficiency and shareholder focus, will allow the U.S. to avoid the extent of Japan's fate. Yet, as outlined in his book "Exile on Wall Street", too often this focus is not realized and capitalism fails to reach its potential.

Hedging Systemic Risk with Equity Derivatives: Perspective and Techniques

March 22, 2012

Dean Curnutt, President of Macro Risk Advisors

The Roundtable is pleased to be hosting Dean Curnutt, who will address some of the systemic risk factors in the current environment and provide an overview of how investors can utilize option-based hedging strategies to mitigate these risks.  His presentation will include an illustration of the historical effectiveness of hedging strategies in past periods of market volatility, while addressing some common misconceptions about the behavior of hedges and their usefulness in reducing mark-to-market risk.  He will also make some recommendations about how investors can best spend option premium to control risk.