Randy Durie Principal Plimsoll Capital
	John Barun President Capital Markets Consulting
	Rolund P. Austrup President and CEO Integrated Managed Futures

• Comparing futures and options; where are opportunities for greater returns or risk management through the use of futures contracts?
• Understanding risk in today’s futures market and analyzing data to best price these derivatives
• Identifying futures trading and rebalancing strategies for the buy side to obtain greatest risk management
• Executing OTC or via the exchanges – which strategy is right for you?
• Working with FCMs, exchanges, and other technology partners to ensure the best payout of your futures trades in the long term

11:00 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

• Examining the current state of algorithms in listed futures and options among all asset classes; who are active participants of this technology?
• Accounting for the increase of algos in derivatives, especially in equity options and currency derivatives
• Analyzing the current algo offerings from bulge bracket firms and smaller, nimbler broker-dealers
• Determining the plausibility of integrating algorithmic derivative tools into your current systems
• Forecasting next-generations industry software solutions and trends to prepare your algo strategy and trading system integration

11:30 - Wednesday, May 14, 2008