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Symposium on "How Should We Measure Futures Investment Performance?"

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Stock and bond investments have a number of commonly accepted performance benchmarks, such as the S&P 500 and the BarCap indexes.  But with futures-related investments – particularly actively managed ones – evaluating performance can be challenging.

Join us for an interesting and informative session that examines these issues from different points of view, with presentations by four recognized industry experts:

  • Hilary Till, Solich Scholar, J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities, University of Colorado-Denver and Principal, Premia Capital Management LLC
  • Galen Burghardt, Director of Research, COEX Partners Inc.
  • Mark Shore, President and Chief Investment Officer, Shore Capital Management LLC
  • Jerry Nolan, Director of Business Development, County Cork LLC

Symposium on "How Should We Measure Futures Investment Performance?"

Monday, October 12 – 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM (lunch provided)

Illini Center (Illinois Room, 4th floor)

200 South Wacker Drive, Chicago

Hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Agricultural & Consumer Economics

There is no charge for this event, but registration is required:  http://symposium2015.ace.illinois.edu/

Please forward this announcement to others who may be interested in this event 

Questions?  Contact ace-symposium-2015@illinois.edu

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