The second institutional trading and technology summit

With over 160 attendees at the 2007’s inaugural event, TradeTech is already the event in the calendar for the trading industry in South Africa.

TradeTech South Africa 2008 will attract an unrivalled line up of eminent South African and international speakers. Don’t miss out on your chance to network, brainstorm, and learn from the forward thinkers from the top financial institutions to discuss market structure changes, the increase in algorithmic trading, derivatives volumes, technology networking and much more.  Spend the most productive days away from you trading desk to ensure you return with strategic insight into valuable trading strategies that ensure you stay ahead of the competition and generate higher profits in 2008.  Test your skills and maximise your networking opportunities at the golf competition hosted by WBR at one of Cape Town’s most exclusive golf courses.

Highlights from last year’s exceptional speaker faculty:

• Leanne Parsons' update on the latest from the JSE
• Alfonso Raats of Stanlib Asset Management and Eugene Goosen of Metropolitan Asset Management assessing the evolving role of the trader
• Stavros Siokos of Citi giving an incisive examination of the global trading landscape
• Daniel Polakow of Peregrine gave a very intelligent analysis of the behaviour of alpha in South Africa
• Tom de Lange of Vega Capital shared the all-important investor perspective
• Tim Wildenberg of UBS talked algos.
• At the end of the day, Citi, Bloomberg Tradebook and Stanlib Asset Management led champagne roundtable discussions on a range of topics from the evolving buyside/sellside dynamic, to algorithmic trading. This was no-holds-barred discussion, lubricated by Cape Town's finest bubbly!

TradeTech South Africa 2007 Agenda Highlights:

• Proactively Manage The Opportunities And Challenges Impacting Your Trading Desk
• Ensuring That Your Trading Staff Adopts And Understands The True Value Of New Technology
• Understanding The Benefits Of Linking Your Electronic Trading Activity To FIX
• Learning How To Add Alpha In An Already Overvalued Market
• Adding Alpha Through The Increased Use Of Derivatives
• Improving Your Investment Performance Using Algorithmic Trading

Speaker Opportunities

If you are interested in speaking at TradeTech South Africa 2008 – please contact Sarah Gooding on +44 (0) 207 368 9878 or email her at sarah.gooding@wbr.co.uk to discuss how you can play a key role.  

What Do Trading Professionals Think Of The inaugural TradeTech South Africa..?

“Very informative – helpful!”
Clive Aarons, Portfolio Construction, Peregrine Quant (Pty) Ltd

“Great overall. Will definitely attend the next one!”
Dirk Jooste, Investment Analyst, Fairtree Capital

“It was a good start and something that should be used as a good base to build on! The organisation and support was excellent!”
Leanne Parsons, COO, JSE

“I really enjoyed the expose to key market participants. The interaction was invaluable”
Craig McRobert, Assistant General Manager, McGregor BFA

“Thanks for organising a great event! This event qualifies throughout with other top events in the industry”
Linn Karstadt, Assistant Vice President, Bank of New York

“I was honoured to be asked to speak at this prestigious event. Congratulations on a job well done!”
Tom de Lange, CIO, Vega Capital

“A good first attempt. I will look forward to TradeTech South Africa 2008. Well done!”
Norman Ali, Finsettle Services

Sponsorship Opportunities: 

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities at TradeTech South Africa 2008 please contact Sarah Gooding at WBR on +44 (0) 207 368 9878 or email her at sarah.gooding@wbr.co.uk