9th Annual TradeTech Asia- The one with the buy-side

Stand still and you fall behind.

As the engine of the world moves eastwards Asia finds itself at the forefront of the global recovery. Investor optimism is beginning to grow as markets expand however confusing and contradictory regulation, excessive fragmentation and spiraling technology costs are threatening to derail the recovery just as it began. As the very nature of how we trade changes beyond all recognition, one thing is clear: unless you evolve to keep up with new trading strategies, sources of liquidity, new markets, new regulations and new technology, you will be left behind.

This stuff is important: this affects your future

That’s why we at TradeTech have decided to introduce the TradeTech Guarantee. You know that TradeTech Asia is the biggest trading event in Asia, you know that we always deliver more than double the amount of buy-side than our closest competitor but this year we want to make it official. We guarantee to fill Marina Bay Sands with over 700 delegates, we guarantee that 50%, that’s 350 delegates will be buy-side and we guarantee to bring you our most comprehensive, in-depth, interactive and fun event to date.

What’s new for this year?

Whether you are buy-side looking to plan your future trading strategies, sell-side looking to demonstrate your expertise to new clients or a service provider wanting to showcase your latest offerings, TradeTech Asia will give you more

Our most in-depth and detailed agenda, researched with over 115 experts from across the globe will discuss such polemic issues as

• Regulation: How will European and US changes affect they way you trade in Asia and how are local regulatory changes affecting how you locate liquidity?
• Man vs Machine: How has the rise of algorithmic trading impacted upon the skillset required of the modern trader? How must the sell-side evolve to survive and where does the new tech vendor now sit in the food chain?
• Is HFT sustainable? Can HFT survive incoming regulation and do certain market participants want it to? We analyse the effects, both positive and negative, HFT has had on the market and ask if HFT can last the course
• Dark Pool evolution: What issues are traditional buy-side having and what systems need to be in place for dark pool interaction?
• The big picture: Where is the global economy going and where do new trading opportunities lie?
• Individual Asian Markets: We analyse the future growth of China, Japan and India as well as the potential of developing markets

We’re also rolling out new formats this year:

• Sellside G4 plenary: Over the next few months we’ll be asking you to nominate the top sell-side speakers you’d like to hear from at TradeTech Asia this year. The top 4, known as the G4 will then be invited to participate on the agenda. Contact us today with your wishlist
• TradeTech debates: A step up from panel discussions as we ask fierce proponents and opponents of HFT, Dark pools, exchange fragmentation and monopolisation, algo evolution and more to defend their corner. Expect controversy and expect fireworks
• TradeTech 101: We’ll be running in-depth workshops to increase your understanding of the industry’s most important topics. TradeTech 101 will feature HFT 101, Algo 101, Derivatives 101, Post Trade Analysis 101, Dark Pools 101, Multi Asset 101 and more.
• Buy-side and Sell-side Roundtables: Our Behind closed door buy-side roundtable is an institution. This year we’ll be extending the buy-side roundtable and also introducing a sell-side roundtable, allowing brokers the chance to talk, in private about the challenges faced from a sell-side perspective