Through its annual global conference series and ongoing communications, the Global Volatility Summit (“GVS”) unites global hedge fund managers and industry leaders to provide educational resources around volatility and derivatives markets to the investor community. At the turn of the century, institutional investors became increasingly focused on exploring the value add of options and volatility strategies to institutional investment portfolios, yet there wasn’t much information readily available. In response, Paul Britton, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Investment Advisors, conceptualized the inaugural GVS in 2009, bringing together a few hedge fund managers and industry experts to open the dialogue with the investor community.
Today, the mission of providing educational resources about volatility and derivatives markets to institutional investors remains, with the event growing in size and scope and in 2017, expanding across international borders with GVS Tokyo. Each year, the GVS New York event hosts up to 15 managers and nearly 400 attendees, bringing together senior investment professionals from public and private pension funds, insurance companies, endowment and foundations, consultants, and family offices, representing over $35 trillion¹ in assets under management.