Welcome to CBOE's Events Calendar. Please see below for a list of upcoming options-industry related events.

Events Calendar Archive
Bell Ringings and Appearances

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
10/16/2008	Steve Lentz?s Options Spreads and Technical Analysis Part 8: Market Breadth—Steve Lentz, DiscoverOptions Director of Education and Research, explains the Market Breadth concept and how to best determine the correct option spread to coordinate with various directional signals. Actual back-tested results reveal the effectiveness of this approach. Don?t miss this exciting session!	Online
10/23/2008	Dan Sheridan's Hot Topic Series for Option Traders: Dynamic Collar Trading—Join Dan Sheridan, a 22-year veteran options market maker with CBOE, and sponsor OptionsXpress, when Dan conducts a lively presentation on the third hot topic for options traders. In his final hot topic discussion, Dan will explain share an example of how to manage a collar trade through a very volatile market.	Online
10/23/2008–10/24/2008	The Options Intensive, lunch sponsored by Trade King—Designed for sophisticated options investors, CBOE's Options Intensive seminar is presented in a "group-live" format where you will explore advanced option concepts including spread trading strategies and implied volatility. You'll gain perspective on both directional and non-directional approaches to option trading and discuss dynamic risk management techniques using delta neutral trading, and much more.	Chicago, IL
10/27/2008	Option Trading: The Basics of Condors—The Options Institute & TRADEKING present, Option Trading: The Basics of Condors, presented by Brian Overby, TradeKing?s Senior Options Analyst and author of The Options Playbook. Learn the ins and outs of trading condors. Brian Overby will explore how to set up a basic condor and why the price moves as expiration approaches. He will also discuss the different types of condors and explain the margin benefits of condors vs. the standard vertical spreads.	Online
10/28/2008	Trading Index Options–Hedge Fund Strategies and Portfolio Protection—This seminar is for investors and traders who want to expand their knowledge of trading index options, strategy selection and volatility. Experienced instructors from The Options Institute at CBOE will discuss intermediate to advanced strategies in a 'group-live' format for all levels of investors, traders, and advisors.	Walnut Creek, CA
10/29/2008	Trading Index Options–Hedge Fund Strategies and Portfolio Protection—This seminar is for investors and traders who want to expand their knowledge of trading index options, strategy selection and volatility. Experienced instructors from The Options Institute at CBOE will discuss intermediate to advanced strategies in a 'group-live' format for all levels of investors, traders, and advisors.	San Francisco, CA
10/30/2008	The NEW Real Trading with Dan Sheridan—Dan has created a new and exciting seminar for 2008! Join Dan Sheridan, and Marty Kearney, Peter Lusk or Jim Bittman, instructors at CBOE's Options Institute, and explore ways to realize consistent income from your "off-floor" options trading. New in 2008, he will illustrate specific techniques for bringing in monthly income in a volatile market, provide strategies for your long-term portfolio and expand upon key speculative strategies he used in the trading pits. This seminar is for intermediate investors and above.	Houston, TX
10/30/2008	Trading Index Options–Hedge Fund Strategies and Portfolio Protection—This seminar is for investors and traders who want to expand their knowledge of trading index options, strategy selection and volatility. Experienced instructors from The Options Institute at CBOE will discuss intermediate to advanced strategies in a 'group-live' format for all levels of investors, traders, and advisors.	Santa Clara, CA
11/06/2008–11/07/2008	The Options Course for Advisors and Planners.— This course will provide advisors with an understanding of options, paying particular attention to the concepts, mechanics and intricacies that accompany these powerful tools. Accordingly, this course will introduce exchange-traded derivatives to advisors through detailed case studies, which highlight the steps advisors must observe as they implement options within their practice.	Chicago, IL
11/13/2008	The NEW Real Trading with Dan Sheridan—Dan has created a new and exciting seminar for 2008! Join Dan Sheridan, and Marty Kearney, Peter Lusk or Jim Bittman, instructors at CBOE's Options Institute, and explore ways to realize consistent income from your "off-floor" options trading. New in 2008, he will illustrate specific techniques for bringing in monthly income in a volatile market, provide strategies for your long-term portfolio and expand upon key speculative strategies he used in the trading pits. This seminar is for intermediate investors and above.	San Fracisco, CA
11/13/2008–11/14/2008	The Options Initiative—It is time to know what your options are. Don't let a lack of knowledge keep you from participating in one of the most dynamic securities markets. Now is the time to learn the fundamentals of listed options. Our two-day seminar offered in a "group-live" format will offer investors new to options a comprehensive introduction to the characteristics unique to listed options.	Chicago, IL
12/04/2008–12/05/2008	The Options Intensive, lunch sponsored by Trade King—Designed for sophisticated options investors, CBOE's Options Intensive seminar is presented in a "group-live" format where you will explore advanced option concepts including spread trading strategies and implied volatility. You'll gain perspective on both directional and non-directional approaches to option trading and discuss dynamic risk management techniques using delta neutral trading, and much more.	Chicago, IL
03/08/2009–03/10/2009	2009 Risk Management Conference—The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) are pleased to announce the 25th annual Risk Management Conference, which will be held from Sunday, March 8 through Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, located in Dana Point, California. The RMC, now in its 25th year, is an educational forum where institutional users of equity derivatives come to learn about new products, policies and systems to manage risk exposure and enhance yields.	Laguna Niguel, CA