It wasn't long ago that most Wall Street analysts considered the derivatives markets to be dangerous and arcane financial backwaters. Derivatives might be useful tools for executive compensation or for sophisticated hedge funds, but the real action was in the equity and fixed income markets. These days, with several options exchanges operating as public companies and the remainder considering IPOs, Wall Street analysts/researchers have become regular fixtures in the options industry. While many of these analysts are relative newcomers to this marketplace, they offer a refreshing, amusing and sometimes bizarre perspective on the world of options…

It wasn't long ago that most Wall Street analysts considered the derivatives markets to be dangerous and arcane financial backwaters. Derivatives might be useful tools for executive compensation or for sophisticated hedge funds, but the real action was in the equity and fixed income markets. These days, with several options exchanges operating as public companies and the remainder considering IPOs, Wall Street analysts/researchers have become regular fixtures in the options industry. While many of these analysts are relative newcomers to this marketplace, they offer a refreshing, amusing and sometimes bizarre perspective on the world of options…

It wasn't long ago that most Wall Street analysts considered the derivatives markets to be dangerous and arcane financial backwaters. Derivatives might be useful tools for executive compensation or for sophisticated hedge funds, but the real action was in the equity and fixed income markets. These days, with several options exchanges operating as public companies and the remainder considering IPOs, Wall Street analysts/researchers have become regular fixtures in the options industry. While many of these analysts are relative newcomers to this marketplace, they offer a refreshing, amusing and sometimes bizarre perspective on the world of options…

Chair:Michael Ryan, Head of Wealth Management Research – Americas, UBSSpeakers:Brad Bailey, Senior Research Analyst, Aite GroupBrendan Caldwell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Caldwell Investment ManagementRichard Repetto, Partner, Sandler O'Neill & PartnersMike Vinciquerra, Managing Director, Research, BMO Capital Markets