2024 Munibond School Schedule

CHICAGO BOND SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION
Registration is Open! Limited spots!
September 12 - November 21

Bond School is a comprehensive 10-week industry overview of the fundamentals of the municipal securities industry. Each session is taught by an industry expert and follows the Bond Market Association’s The Fundamentals of Municipal Bonds.

DAYS & TIME: Every Thursday from September 12, 2024-November 21, 2024 from 4:00-5:30 pm (CT)
LOCATION: The office of Chapman and Cutler at 320 S Canal St, 27th Floor, Chicago, IL
PRICE: $100/student for the 10-week session
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CHICAGO MUNIBOND SCHOOL LECTURE SYLLABUS

September 12: Elizabeth Coolidge/Managing Director at Oppenheimer/ “Introduction to Municipal Bond Issuance”
September 19: Gavin Romm /Head of SMA at Alliance Bernstein/“ALGO Trading/Tax loss harvesting”
September 26: James Binnette /Managing Director at Assured Guaranty/"Bond Insurance"
October 3: Paul Chatalas/Director of Debt Management at State of Illinois/"The Role of the Issuer"
October 10: Jennie Bennett/MSRB board member & Current VP of Finance at UChicago/"The role of the MSRB in the Municipal Bond Market”
October 17: Steve Washington/Partner at Chapman and Cutler/"The Role of Counsel on Bond Transactions"
October 24: Ashlee Gabrysch/Midwest Region Manager at Fitch/"Bond Rating Methodology & Uses"
October 31: Happy Halloween / NO CLASS
November 7: Chris Hall/Executive Director at Oppenheimer/“Secondary Municipal Trading”
November 14: Bryan Derdenger/Managing Director at R.W. Baird/“Role of Underwriting”
November 21: Graduation Party/Location TBD