::: Treasury Markets Association :::

FREE - Market Development of Volatility Index Products

Venue:	Rm 5501, 55/F, IFC II, 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong
Date & Time:	5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, 7 December 2017 (Thu)
CPD:	1.5
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TMA is pleased to host a seminar jointly with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (Hang Seng Indexes) to update TMA members and invited guests on the development of the HKEX’s Index options market, HSI Volatility Index (VHSI) enhancements, Cboe Global Markets’ VIX Products and market volatility outlook with synopsis as below:

HKEX’s Index options market development and latest initiatives;
Enhanced Methodology in VHSI and Upcoming Plan;
VIX Product Development and Latest Initiatives; and
Market Volatility Outlook and Development

Speakers:

• Mr. Wong Pak Chung, Senior Vice President, Equities Product Development, Market Development, HKEX

• Mr. Daniel Wong, Director & Head of Research, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited

• Mr. John Hiatt, Director, Research, Quantitative Market Support, Cboe Global Markets

• Mr. Tim Edwards, Ph.D, Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices

As Individual and Institutional Members' benefit, TMA Members are cordially invited to attend this seminar free-of-charge and refreshments will be provided during the seminar. TMA Individual Members are entitled to receive 1.5 CPT (TMA) credits upon completion of the seminar.

TMA is a recognized institution for providing continuous professional training (CPT) of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The CPT hours can be used to meet CPT requirements of the SFC. TMA Office will update your CPT record with the TMA (i.e. your CPT record as a TMA Individual Member) after the seminar is held.

Speakers’ biographies
1. Mr. Wong Pak Chung, Senior Vice President, Equities Product Development, Market Development, HKEX

Mr. WONG Pak Chung, Senior Vice President, Equity Product Development, Market Development Division of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has over 19 years' experience in derivatives product development and marketing. He holds an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master of Corporate Finance degree from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

2. Mr. Daniel Wong, Director, Head of Research, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited

Mr. Daniel Wong is Director and Head of Research of Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited. He joined the company in 2009 to drive the development of the Hang Seng Family of Indexes.

Daniel has over 20 years of experience in the field of research and statistics. He possesses a Bachelor degree in Statistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and a Master degree in Quantitative Analysis for Business from The City University of Hong Kong. He is also a CFA charterholder and Certified Financial Planner (CFPcm).

3. Mr. John Hiatt, Director, Research, Quantitative Market Support, Cboe Global Markets

John develops new derivative contracts to be listed by Cboe Global Markets. He began working for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) in March 1994.

John earned a B.Sc. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Armour College of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (May 1993) and a M.S. Finance from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University (December 1998).

4. Mr. Tim Edwards, Ph.D, Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Tim Edwards is Senior Director of Index Investment Strategy for S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). The group provides research and commentary on the entire S&P DJI’s product set, including U.S. and global equities, commodities, fixed income, and economic indices.

Prior to joining S&P Dow Jones Indices, Tim worked at Barclays Capital, where he had global responsibility for product development of exchange-traded notes across all asset classes, covering commodities, volatility, foreign exchange, fixed income and emerging markets.

Tim holds a PhD in mathematics from University College London.