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ALL ATTENDEES WILL RECIEVE A COURSE CERTIFICATE ON COMPLETION AND 1.5 CPD POINTS
Educational Objectives
- Understand volatility in the market and methods of measuring volatility
- Introduction to the VIX index, its history, and its significance in the volatility market
- Understand how the VIX index is calculated and “traded” via the products and their features
- Understand trends in the VIX and the application of those to market sentiment and past/present market events since its inception
Modules Index
- Volatility
- Index futures, options
- Vol of vol
Dates:
- 2 April 2025
- 30 July 2025
Time: Half day
Duration: 60 - 90 Minutes
Cost: R2,500.00 per delegate excl VAT.
THE COURSE DELIVERY IS SUBJECT A MINIMUM ATTENDANCE
Non-endorsement
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Gina DeRaimo, Senior Vice President and Head of The Options Institute at Cboe Global Markets provides the vision for Cboe Global Markets’ derivatives education. Ensuring best in class instructional design for The Options Institute, Gina and her team deliver accessible and engaging classes for market participants of all experience levels. Leveraging her 20+ years of global derivatives expertise, Gina is focused on expanding participation and transparency within Cboe’s derivatives marketplace and beyond. Prior to joining Cboe, Gina ran Client Trade Analytics for Wells Fargo's Capital Markets, led US Product Strategy for Barclays' Equities-Americas, and worked across business lines for Susquehanna International Group in San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Nishank Modi, Senior Director in Cboe Labs at Cboe Global Markets, develops innovative tradable products for the listed derivatives marketplace. Prior to joining Cboe in 2021, Mr. Modi spent more than 15 years in various trading roles cultivating his distinct expertise risk managing volatility exposure. Most recently, he was a portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs where he managed assets for global institutions and high net worth individuals. Prior his role at Goldman Sachs, he traded options for Talpion Fund Management and as a market maker for Group One Trading. Mr. Modi has a master’s degree in computer science from New York University and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and kids.