The Quant Inves tor's Almanac 2011 will provide a ready reference in a calendar format for taking stock and properly anticipating changes in securities given the economic announcements. The economic announcements of various countries are too numerous to contain in a single book. Yet, as the markets are becoming increasingly global, there is a clear need for almanacs of economic announcements of different countries. As such, the Almanac series will consist of books with announcements for different countries or regions: the US Almanac, for example, will focus on the US events. Other almanacs will cover: the UK, Canada, European Union, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Each book in the series will also highlight the latest academic research related to the economic indicators and investment management in an easily digestible format. The books will include event studies and other characteristics specific to the country or region. As the first book in the series, The Quant Investor's Almanac 2011 by Steven Krawciw and Irene Aldridge is different from competing publications in that competing almanacs are focused on events that relate to market closures, international holidays, historic events or repetitive events such as option expiry. The Quant Investor's Almanac 2011 identifies that release dates of data used by leading indicators widely used by traders. Usually, books of economic indicators explain the use of forecasting tools and trends but do not contain a calendar of when these events are announced. This is the book that fills in the gap.