Friday 21st November
Masterclass C - The Origin And Practical Implications of Multi Asset Class Trading

Registration 08.30

Masterclass runs from 09.00 to 12.30 with breaks for tea and coffee
This master class provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the causative factors that have generated the emerging interest in adopting and executing a multi asset class strategy. In this class we will explore the range of asset classes that are open for consideration.

Issues covered will include:

• The motivation to achieve improved alpha returns
  
• How commodities, foreign exchange and energy trading are complimenting traditional asset classes like equities and fixed income
  
• The leadership exhibited by hedge funds to embrace more diverse asset classes and related strategies
  
• How exchanges have adopted multi asset class product mixes to diversify revenues and offer more complex trading strategy capabilities
  
• Why the establishment and embracing of standards like FIX accelerate the building of a global highway that can carry all asset class trades to their destinations.
  
• Coping with a mushrooming sea of market data and coping with using it effectively in a millisecond trade execution world
  
• The role played by technology vendors in rising to complex user demands and the diversity of products that democratize the proliferation of strategies
  
• Dealing with not only selecting the right mix of multiple asset classes but also implementing those decisions by using the right products from those available.
  
• Discussing the growth of the use of quantitative techniques and the unique data points being incorporated to meet new asset class needs
  
• Reviewing the impact of the growth on the marketplace of these strategies and their impact on your business whether you use them or not

About your Master Class leaders:

Jim Leman Head of Capital Markets & Principal, Westwater Corporation

Jim is a Principal and Head of Capital Markets group at Westwater Corp, a Management & Information Technology firm. Jim is involved in advising clients to manage their access to liquidity and reengineering trading & connectivity platforms. Prior to Westwater, Jim worked at the NYSE as an Internal Auditor for 9 years; then Jim worked at Citigroup for 22 years (initially Solomon Brothers, then Solomon Smith Barney, and Citigroup); then Jim served as a President of SunGard Brass and later moved on to join as head of HSBC's Equities Program Trading group.

Ravi Manchi Principal, Westwater

Ravi Manchi is a Principal at Westwater; he is responsible for Business Strategy and Global Delivery. Ravi's in-depth business knowledge on several aspects of Financial Services; for the past 17 years Ravi has assisted many organizations with the business strategy and technology transformation; leading to deployment of enterprise-wide solutions. Ravi has managed major initiatives within the areas of Trading, Connectivity, Straight-through-Processing, Risk Management, Clearance & Settlement, Business Intelligence (MIS) and Compliance solutions. Ravi has provided strategic planning and implementation expertise in many business areas throughout Capital Markets and Banking.