Cboe Quant Conference 2026

Examine the Future of Quantitative Finance

September 22, 2026 – September 23, 2026
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Cboe Global Markets at The Old Post Office

2026 Speakers & Keynotes

Featured speakers scheduled for this event:

Keynote Speaker

Fabio Mercurio

Global Head of Quantitative Analytics
Bloomberg

Emanuel Derman

Professor of Practice Emeritus
Columbia University
Featured Speakers

Oleg Bondarenko

Professor of Finance, Director of International Center for Futures and Derivatives
University of Illinois Chicago

Sebastien Bossu

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
UNC Charlotte

Hans Buehler

Visiting Professor
Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford

Antoine Jacquier

Professor of Mathematics
Imperial College London

Florian Bourgey

Quantitative Researcher
Bloomberg

Henry Schwartz

Vice President, Market Intelligence at Cboe Global Markets
Cboe Global Markets

Florian Huchedé

Senior Director, S&P Linked Derivatives
Cboe

Ashley Whitfield

Expert, Financial Quantitative Engineering
Cboe Global Markets

Mathieu Rosenbaum

Professor
Ecole Polytechnique

JJ Kinahan

SVP, Head of Retail Expansion and Alternative Investment Products
Cboe

Fabricio Vieira

Quantitative Volatility Trader
Société Générale

Yuying Chen

Deputy CIO
Light Arc Capital Management

Dobrislav Dobrev

Principal Economist, Federal Reserve Board
Affiliate at H.O. Stekler Research Program on Forecasting at George Washington University

David Dooman

Head of ATS & Retail Consolidator
DASH Financial Technologies

John Hiatt

SVP, Head of S&P Linked Derivatives
Cboe

Rob Hocking

Executive Vice President, Global Head of Derivatives
Cboe

Please Join Us

We've gathered thought leaders from academia and industry to examine the future of quantitative finance with a special focus on:

SPX Volatility & VIX Trading - Advanced strategies for futures, options, and options on futures

SPX/VIX Joint Pricing Models - Innovative approaches to Equity options modeling

Variance Trading Innovations - Latest developments in variance futures and replication

Market Microstructure Analysis - Deep dives into options market measure

Designed specifically for quantitative practitioners from volatility arbitrage specialists, investment banks, market makers, and volatility asset managers.  With keynote speakers: Professor Emanuel Derman, Professor of Practice Emeritus at Columbia University and Fabio Mercurio, Global Head of Quantitative Analytics at Bloomberg.

This event is for industry participants only and is closed to the media. For media inquiries, please contact institutionalmarketing@cboe.com.

Pricing

Pricing information for the event.

Admission Items
Quant Conference Admission

Academic

$100.00

Individual

$600.00

Cboe Global Markets at The Old Post Office

433 W Van Buren Street
Chicago, IL 60607
USA

EXAMINE THE FUTURE OF FINANCE