Matthew Moran

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Matthew Moran
Occupation	VP business development
Employer	Chicago Board Options Exchange
Location	Chicago
Web site	http://www.cboe.com/

Matthew T. Moran is vice president, business development, for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

Background

Moran also has served as trust counsel at Harris Bank and as vice-president at Chicago Mercantile Exchange.^[1] He serves on the Advisory Board of the Chartered Alternative Investments Analyst Association, the Review Board of the Journal of Indexes, and on the steering committee for the Futures Industry Association Expo^[2]. Also, Moran is a member^[3] of the steering committee for the Chicago chapter of QWAFAFEW, an informal organization of quantitatively oriented professionals in the financial services and investment management industry.

Published Papers

Moran has authored or co-authored the following papers:

• “A Comparison of ETFs and Mutual Funds.” Institutional Investor – Guide to ETFs. (2001).
• “Index Buy-Write Strategies Explained.” Derivatives Week. (Aug. 7, 2006).
• “Options on ETFs and Indexes – Tools for Portfolio Management and Higher Yields.” (with Ronald Egalka) Institutional Investor – Guide to ETFs and Indexing Innovations. (Fall 2006).
• “Managing Costs and Risks with ETF Tools.” Institutional Investor – Guide to ETFs. (2003).
• “New Options-Based Closed-End Funds Designed for Yield and Risk Management.” (with Paul Williams). Institutional Investor – Guide to ETFs and Indexing Innovations. (Fall 2005).
• “Review of the VIX Index and VIX Futures." The Journal of Indexes, (2004).
• “Risk-adjusted Performance for Derivatives-based Indexes – Tools to Help Stabilize Returns.” The Journal of Indexes. (Fourth Quarter, 2002).
• “VIX as a Companion for Hedge Fund Portfolios.” (with Srikant Dash). The Journal of Alternative Investments. (Winter 2005).
• “The VIX Index as a Market Signal and Hedging and Asset Allocation Tool.” Institutional Investor – Guide to ETFs. (2004).
• “VIX Futures and Options: Pricing and Using Volatility Products to Manage Downside Risk and Improve Efficiency in Equity Portfolios.” (with Srikant Dash) The Journal of Trading. (Summer 2007).

Education

Moran is a licensed attorney-at-law who received a Masters in Business Administration and Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois.^[4]

References

1. ↑ Matthew Moran. Linkedin. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.
2. ↑ Speaker Biographies. STA Chicago. Retrieved on January 9, 2008.
3. ↑ Chicago QWAFAFEW. QWAFAFEW. Retrieved on January 14, 2008.
4. ↑ 3rd Annual Closed End Funds and Global ETFs Conference. Capital Link Forum. Retrieved on February 18, 2008.