Dynamic Hedging Essentials- Schedule

Thursday, April 26, 2012
Chicago, US
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:30 Lecture
EL1 | Review of Hedging Instruments
J. Wiesner
EL2 | First, Second, Third Order Greeks and Cross Greeks
C. Gilbert
10:00 Application
EA1 | Calculate the Greeks
C. Gilbert
10:30 Break
10:45 Lecture
EL3 | A Primer on Delta Hedging
J. Wiesner
11:15 Application
EA2 | Execute Delta Hedge
J. Wiesner
11:30 Lecture
EL4 | Overview of Dynamic Hedging Practices
C. Gilbert
12:30 End of Dynamic Hedging Essentials
13:30 Lecture
ML1 | Implementation of Dynamic Hedging
C. Gilbert
ML2 | Economic Scenario Generators and Nested Simulations
C. Gilbert
15:00 Break
15:15 Lecture
ML3 | Simulation and Evaluation of Dynamic Hedging Strategies
C. Gilbert
16:00 Application
MA1 | Quantify Cost and Risk Distribution of GMWB
C. Gilbert
15:15 Lecture
ML3 | Understanding Hedge Effectiveness
J. Wiesner
17:45 End


Friday, April 27, 2012
Chicago, US
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Application
MA2 | Perform Fund Mapping
C. Gilbert
MA3 | Calculate Trading Grid
C. Gilbert
MA4 | Produce Risk Report
J. Wiesner
10:00 Break
10:15 Case Study
MC1 | Execute Dynamic Hedging Strategy
J. Wiesner
12:00 Application
MA5 | Attribution Analysis
J. Wiesner
12:30 End of Dynamic Hedging Master Class
13:30 Welcome and Introduction
14:00 Roundtable Discussion
Survey of Industry Practices
Identification of Challenges and Issues Facing Industry
Benchmarking - Hedge Effectiveness, Grid Processing Speed
17:30 End of Workshop
17:30 Networking Opportunity
17:45 End

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Course Material

On-site Package

  1. Course Manual and CD
  2. Excel Based Models and Tools
    • Stochastic models
    • Delta hedging simulator
    • Dynamic hedging model
    • Option pricing calculator
    • Risk metrics and analytics to calculate Greeks
    • VaR and CTE
  3. Application Exercise and Solutions
  4. Case Study Material
    • Production descriptions (guaranteed products)
    • Stochastic models
    • Illustrative liability cash flows and market data
  5. Group Assignments

This program is eligible for 7 CE credit hours, as granted by CFA Institute. If you are a CFA Institute member, CE credit for your participation in this program will be automatically recorded in your CE Diary.

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