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Date: Thursday, August 3rd

In-Person Location: HR Classroom, Cboe Global Markets, Old Post Office, Chicago, IL

Online meeting: please find the information at the bottom of this page.

In-person Check-in Start Time: 2:45 PM CT

Seminar/Webinar Start Time: 3:15 PM CT

Seminar Duration: 150 minutes

Networking Start Time: 5:45 PM CT

Sponsors: GH Financials and CTIA Chicago

Event Schedule:

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CT: Check-in at the lobby, Old Post Office

3:15 PM – 3:20 PM CT: Dr. Tong Zhang's opening remarks

3:20 PM – 3:45 PM CT: "2023 Mid-Year Stock Market Review" by David Wozniak, CMT, Chief Market Strategist, Founder of Trading Floor Research, Alphalio Senior Advisor

3:45 PM – 4:10 PM CT: "Active and Passive: Interplay and Outlook" by Craig Lazzara, CFA, Managing Director, S&P Dow Jones Indices

4:10 PM – 4:35 PM CT: "Trend on ETD Trading & Clearing" by Sharon Shi, Chief Executive Officer, G. H. Financials Limited

4:35 PM – 4:55 PM CT: Break. Bar opens. Food and Beverage will be served. Welcome to grab food and drinks to the conference room.

4:55 PM – 5:20 PM CT: "Mid-Year Options Market Review 2023" by Henry Schwartz, Vice President, Global Head of Client Engagement, Cboe Global Markets (Cboe)

5:20 PM – 5:45 PM CT: "Overview of Retail Options Trading" by Selina Han, Economist, Cboe Global Markets, VP of CTIA Chicago

5:45 PM – 7:00 PM CT: Networking session. Bar closes at 6:30 PM.

If you have any questions about sign-up, please contact us at ctia.chichapter@gmail.com.