CTA EXPO was established to provide a venue where Commodity Trading Advisors and Emerging Managers could meet potential capital sources and focus on issues that are crucial to growing their businesses in today’s changing economic and regulatory environment. In just three years CTA EXPO has grown to offering one day conferences in New York, London and Chicago. Registrations have grown for our conference in Chicago from 140 in 2008 to 500 in 2011. In 2012 CTA EXPO plans to add a fourth conference in Miami Beach. Capital sources, including asset allocators, pool operators and professional clients, attend CTA EXPO events free.
Why a Trading Manager Should Attend to a CTA Expo Conference
- THE CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH MULTIPLE CAPITAL SOURCES
Over 40% of our attendees register as capital sources seeking new trading talent. These sources include investment and asset management firms, fund of funds, institutions, family offices and other professional investors. - OPPORTUNITY FOR A FACE-TO-FACE PRESENTATION
Each conference has a limited number of thirty minute face-to-face presentation slots, for managers, available in a board room setting. The presentation schedule, with five line firm descriptions, is distributed to everyone registered four weeks before the conference. - ACCESS TO CTA EXPO’S LINKEDIN GROUP
CTA EXPO’s Linkedin group now has almost 600 members. Managers who participate in the conferences can use the group to contact potential clients and to set up meetings at the conferences. - THE CONFERENCE MANAGER DIRECTORY
Managers have the option of including a one page description about their firm in the Directory. The directory in hard copy and on a flash drive is given out to each attendee. Capital sources will use the directory to determine which managers they would like to talk to. Once the conference is over the Directory is available at no cost to any capital source that requests it. - CAPITAL INTRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES
Many of the investment banks and brokerage firms, with capital introduction departments, attend the conferences. Their representatives are actively looking for managers to work with. - PROGRAM CONTENT DESIGNED TO HELP THE MANAGER GROW THEIR BUSINESS
Speakers are selected based on their ability to give managers input on how to raise capital, increase operational efficiency, participate in international markets, compliance and trends in the industry. - THE CONFERENCE WILL ALSO HELP YOU
- Expand your list of contacts
- See how your competitors present and market themselves
- Identify the service providers you need to grow your business
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