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Mr. Christopher B. Hausman is a Senior Portfolio Manager & Managing Director of Risk at Swan Global Management LLC and a Senior Portfolio Manager at Swan Global Investments LLC.
He focuses on risk assessment and management for all of Swan’s portfolios.
As a member of the Investment Management Committee, he contributes to strategic decision making as well as serving as an additional layer of oversight for the trading team.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Hausman was a Senior Market-Maker for Wolverine Trading and traded on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, trading options on the S&P 500 futures index, and on the Pacific Stock Exchange, trading options on Microsoft.
He also spent time as lead instructor for the International Trading Institute Ltd., teaching option strategies and risk management techniques to market makers and traders from around the world.
In addition, he also spent time in roles as Senior Portfolio Manager, Chief Portfolio Strategist and Director of Trading Operations for Saliba Portfolio Management, a hedge fund specializing in overlay solutions in Chicago, IL.
He received Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.
He is also a member of the CMT Association.
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Swan Global Investments LLC
Swan Global Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Swan specializes in hedged equity index-based strategies with option income components that are designed to allow investors to possibly participate in the upward price movement of the invested equities, while reducing downside risk on those equities. The firm manages client assets using a proprietary defined risk approach (called Defined Risk Strategy or DRS) that combines equities and options to create risk-reward trade-offs that are not typically offered in other financial products. The DRS is in an index-based strategy that was designed to protect investors from substantial market declines, provide income in flat, up, or down markets, and to benefit from market appreciation. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
Swan Global Management LLC
Swan Global Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance SGM specializes in hedged equity index-based strategies with option income components that are designed to allow investors to possibly participate in the upward price movement of S&P 500-correlated indices and potentially other ETFs while the firm reduces downside risk. The firm manages client assets using a proprietary defined risk approach (defined risk strategy, or DRS) that combines equities and options to create risk-reward trade-offs not typically offered in other financial products. | Investment Committee Member | 2015-02-28 |
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Swan Global Investments LLC
Swan Global Investments LLC Investment ManagersFinance Swan specializes in hedged equity index-based strategies with option income components that are designed to allow investors to possibly participate in the upward price movement of the invested equities, while reducing downside risk on those equities. The firm manages client assets using a proprietary defined risk approach (called Defined Risk Strategy or DRS) that combines equities and options to create risk-reward trade-offs that are not typically offered in other financial products. The DRS is in an index-based strategy that was designed to protect investors from substantial market declines, provide income in flat, up, or down markets, and to benefit from market appreciation. | Finance |
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Swan Global Management LLC
Swan Global Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance SGM specializes in hedged equity index-based strategies with option income components that are designed to allow investors to possibly participate in the upward price movement of S&P 500-correlated indices and potentially other ETFs while the firm reduces downside risk. The firm manages client assets using a proprietary defined risk approach (defined risk strategy, or DRS) that combines equities and options to create risk-reward trade-offs not typically offered in other financial products. | Finance |
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