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June 18, 2015: IAQF & Thalesians Seminar Series

  • 18 Jun 2015
  • 5:45 PM
  • NYU Kimmel Center, Room 914, 60 Washington Square South, New York, NY

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Exchange-Traded Funds and Related Trading Strategies
A Talk by Professor Tim Leung




 
Abstract

We discuss a number of static and dynamic portfolios related to exchange-traded funds (ETFs). We first discuss the price dynamics of futures-based ETFs and leveraged ETFs. This leads us to develop futures-based strategies for the objective of leverage replication, and discuss their applications to VIX and commodity (L)ETFs. We also analyzed several trading strategies involving multiple leveraged ETFs, accounting for their leverage ratios, volatility decays, expense ratios, and tracking errors. The performance and risk characteristics of these portfolios are studied both analytically and empirically.


Biography

Tim Leung is an Assistant Professor at Columbia University's IEOR Department. He's also an affiliated faculty member of the Center for Financial Engineering, and Institute for Data Sciences & Engineering. He received a Ph.D. in Operations Research & Financial Engineering (ORFE) from Princeton University, and B.S. in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering (ORIE) at Cornell University. 


Professor Leung's research focuses on the valuation of financial derivatives, and associated risk management and trading strategies. In particular, he has written extensively on exchange-traded funds (ETFs). His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and published in journals, such as Mathematical Finance, Finance & Stochastics, Quantitative Finance, and SIAM Journals.


About the Series

The IAQF's Thalesians Seminar Series is a joint effort on the part of the IAQF (www.iaqf.org) and the Thalesians (www.thalesians.com). The goal of the series is to provide a forum for the exchange of new ideas and results related to the field of quantitative finance. This goal is accomplished by hosting seminars where leading practitioners and academics present new work, and following the seminars with a reception to facilitate further interaction and discussion. 


Registration Fees:
Complimentary for IAQF members through this site
Thalesians Members can register here for $25
Non-Members: $25.00 by registering through this site