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TradeTech
March 06 - 08, 2012
Javits Center, New York, NY

Main Conference Day Two

Thursday, March 8, 2012

 
7:00 Breakfast, Coffee & Registration
Breakfast, Coffee & Registration
8:00 Chairperson’s Welcome Address
Chairperson’s Welcome Address
8:15 Listen Carefully, Some Menu Options Have Changed: A Regulatory Update on Financial Reforms
Bart Chilton, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC)
Bart Chilton was first nominated by President Bush and confirmed as Commissioner by the U.S. Senate in 2007. In 2009, he was re-nominated by President Obama and reconfirmed by the Senate.Commissioner Chilton has been a vocal consumer advocate and proponent of thoughtful regulatory reform. He has often been a lone voice on the Commission for policies to rein in speculative interests and impose position limits to avoid excessive trading concentration. Many of the issues he fought for over the years became law as part of the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed by President Obama in July of 2010. Chilton has been an outspoken advocate of the need for greater regulation of large commodity speculators that he calls “massive passives,” and of high-speed, computerized “cheetah” traders.
Bart Chilton

Bart Chilton
Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC)

Bart Chilton was first nominated by President Bush and confirmed as Commissioner by the U.S. Senate in 2007. In 2009, he was re-nominated by President Obama and reconfirmed by the Senate. Commissioner Chilton has been a vocal consumer advocate and proponent of thoughtful regulatory reform. He has often been a lone voice on the Commission for policies to rein in speculative interests and impose pos [read more]
8:50 Market Share Overview: Assessing The Real Impact Of High Frequency Trading On The US Markets
Adam Nunes, Principal, Hudson River Trading
Cameron Smith, General Counsel, Quantlab Financial LLC
John Cogman, Director, Autobahn Equities, Deutsche Bank
Karim N. Taleb, Managing Partner, Robust Methods
Market Share Overview: Assessing The Real Impact Of High Frequency Trading On The US Markets
Adam Nunes

Adam Nunes
Principal, Hudson River Trading
Cameron Smith

Cameron Smith
General Counsel, Quantlab Financial LLC

Cameron Smith has served since 2007 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Quantlab Financial, a Houston based quantitative technology and trading company. Prior to joining Quantlab, Cameron served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Instinet Incorporated. Cameron’s other professional experiences include serving as Chief Strategy Officer for INET ATS, Inc., and General [read more]

John Cogman
Director, Autobahn Equities, Deutsche Bank
Karim N. Taleb

Karim N. Taleb
Managing Partner, Robust Methods

Karim Taleb is the Principal of Robust Methods LLC, a New York based money manager specializing in quantitative trading and absolute returns strategies. He oversees all operational aspects of the firm including portfolio management, risk management, computing systems, and research. Prior to founding Robust Methods, Karim worked for Applied Materials in the semiconductors industry, and prior to tha [read more]
9:35 Market Structure Analysis
Joe Gawronski, President & Chief Operating Officer, Rosenblatt Securities
  • High-Frequency Trading: Adapting to lower volumes, shrinking profits
  • Recent Volume Trends: A deeper look at the downturn
  • Exchange Consolidation: Causes and effects
  • Dark Pools and Routing Practices: Are investors growing wary of what lurks beneath?
  • Global Regulatory Update: Growing focus on dark trading and HFT
Joe Gawronski

Joe Gawronski
President & Chief Operating Officer, Rosenblatt Securities
10:10 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break
Morning Refreshment & Networking Break
10:40 Keynote Panel: CIO Overview – Examining How Evolving Trading Technology Plans To Impact Efficiencies And Profitability Of The Buy Side
Ken Barnes, Senior Vice President, Head of Product Development, NYSE Technologies
Kurt Brungardt, Chief Information Officer, MSD Capital
Neal Goldstein, Chief Information Officer, Liquidnet
Keynote Panel: CIO Overview – Examining How Evolving Trading Technology Plans To Impact Efficiencies And Profitability Of The Buy Side

Ken Barnes
Senior Vice President, Head of Product Development, NYSE Technologies

Mr. Barnes is responsible for general management of the Platform Services product line, inclusive of cloud computing products and services, as well as the company’s PaaS and application ecosystem development strategy.After having spent a dozen years in business development, product marketing and trading facilitations roles at Salomon Brothers, Reuters, and NextSet Software, Mr. Barnes joined Womba [read more]
Kurt Brungardt

Kurt Brungardt
Chief Information Officer, MSD Capital

Kurt Brungardt joined MSD in October 2000 as Director of Technology, and he became Chief Information Officer in January 2003. From 1994 to 2000, he was the COO/CTO for Digital Power Networks. Prior to that, Mr. Brungardt was a Special Projects Manager for General Dynamics Electric Boat Division in Connecticut, designing and testing advanced quieting systems for the Seawolf, Trident and Los Angeles [read more]
Neal Goldstein

Neal Goldstein
Chief Information Officer, Liquidnet
11:20 Panel: How Much Latency Can Be Tolerated At Different Trading Frequencies?
Julie Connard, Co-Managing Partner, Algorithmic Insight Capital Management/Next Wave Capital Partners
Mark Connard, Co-Managing Partner, Algorithmic Insight Capital Management/Next Wave Capital Partners
We know that the very fastest HFT shops are in an arms race for the lowest latency systems they can construct. Such systems can cost millions of dollars in hardware and networking provisions alone. But it’s only the shops at the very highest end of the speed spectrum that have to make such large investments in order to trim every microsecond off their latency.HFT shops with a slightly longer holding period can tolerate more latency, and therefore can reduce their hardware and networking expenditures considerably, and still run profitable strategies. And with even longer holding periods, HFT shops can tolerate even more latency. So, what kind of holding periods coincide with what latency demands? With a holding period of one second, how many microseconds of latency can be tolerated without degrading or eliminating the profit margin? At 20 seconds, how many milliseconds of latency can be tolerated? At f 1 minute or 5 minutes, how many seconds of latency can be tolerated? And, for each increased microsecond or millisecond (or, at longer holding periods, each second), how much do profits per share degrade? What magnitude of hardware and communications expenditures is required for each millisecond or microsecond shaved off of latency?This panel explores some of the most pressing issues and challenges surrounding trading in today’s latency-hypersensitive environment.
Julie Connard

Julie Connard
Co-Managing Partner, Algorithmic Insight Capital Management/Next Wave Capital Partners
Mark Connard

Mark Connard
Co-Managing Partner, Algorithmic Insight Capital Management/Next Wave Capital Partners
11:55 Keynote Guest Speaker: Tough Choices From Wall Street To Washington
Robert E. Rubin, Former Secretary of the Treasury (1995 -1999),
Robert E. Rubin served as our nation’s 70th Secretary of the Treasury from 1995-1999. As Secretary, Rubin played a leading role in many of the nation’s most important policy debates. He was involved in balancing the federal budget; opening trade policy to further globalization; acting to stem financial crises in Mexico, Asia and Russia; helping to resolve the impasse over the public debt limit; safeguarding the nation’s currency against counterfeiting and guiding sensible reforms at the Internal Revenue Service.Long active in public affairs, Rubin first joined the Clinton Administration in 1993 as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and as director of the newly-created National Economic Council. Under Rubin’s guidance, the NEC oversaw the administration’s domestic and international economic policymaking process, coordinated economic policy recommendations to the President and monitored the implementation of the President’s economic policy goals.Rubin began his career in finance at Goldman, Sachs & Company in New York City in 1966. Rubin served as vice-chairman and co-chief operating officer from 1987-1990 and as co-senior partner and co-chairman from 1990-1992. Before joining Goldman, he was an attorney at the firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York City from 1964-1966.From 1999 to 2009, Rubin served as a member of the board of directors at Citigroup and as a senior advisor to the company. In addition, he worked extensively with the firm’s clients around the world.
Robert E. Rubin

Robert E. Rubin
Former Secretary of the Treasury (1995 -1999),

Robert E. Rubin served as our nation’s 70th Secretary of the Treasury from 1995-1999. As Secretary, Rubin played a leading role in many of the nation’s most important policy debates. He was involved in balancing the federal budget; opening trade policy to further globalization; acting to stem financial crises in Mexico, Asia and Russia; helping to resolve the impasse over the publi [read more]

12:55 Lunch
Lunch
Stream 1: Asset Management & Trade Optimization
2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks
Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks
2:30 Globalization And Statistical Convergence: How Asset Management Is Evolving
Srikanth Iyer, Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Global Equities, Guardian Capital LP
Globalization And Statistical Convergence: How Asset Management Is Evolving
Srikanth Iyer

Srikanth Iyer
Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Global Equities, Guardian Capital LP

Sri joined Guardian Capital in 2001 and is the architect and founding portfolio manager of the global equity process. His background in portfolio management, accounting, and applied finance were key elements to his work in the field of Global convergence and in building a Global integrated alpha/risk system. Prior to Guardian, Sri worked in Princeton, New Jersey from 1993 to 2001 for Global Value [read more]
2:50 Panel: Post Trade Analytics: Impacting The Future Versus Just Measuring The Past
Alex Hagmeyer , Senior Quantitative Analyst, Quantitative Services Group, LLC
Des Gallacher, Director of Product Management, Charles River Development
  • Is This At The Core Of Next Generation Decision Support?
  • Refining Post Trade Analytics for a More Accurate Measure of Your Trade Performance
  • Utilizing next generation technologies for more efficient and cost effective post trade processing
Alex Hagmeyer

Alex Hagmeyer
Senior Quantitative Analyst, Quantitative Services Group, LLC
Des_Gallacher

Des Gallacher
Director of Product Management, Charles River Development

Des Gallacher is Director, Product Management for Charles River Development, where he is responsible for the Equity and FX trading components of the Charles River Investment Management System. Des has over 12 years of industry experience focused on front- and middle-office platforms and solutions. Prior to joining Charles River, Des was head of Global Product, Data Management & Ana [read more]
3:30 Panel: Leveraging Unstructured Data For Event Driven Trading
Neil McGovern, Senior Director of FSI Strategy, Sybase
These times of heightened market volatility are changing the very nature of event-driven trading. Responding to breaking developments, such as geopolitical events (terrorist attacks), man-made or natural disasters (BP/Deepwater), as well as economic and corporate news is a trading imperative. Moreover, understanding these signals and their correlations to prices is key to maximizing returns and minimizing risk. Speed and response is still critical, yet more importantly traders must have the ability to recognize and exploit a variety of sophisticated event triggers in the vast growing pool of unstructured data. This panel will explore how to find and extract new value from event-driven trading using unstructured data.
Neil McGovern

Neil McGovern
Senior Director of FSI Strategy, Sybase
4:05 Emotional Mastery: Leveraging Knowledge Around Human Nature To Uncover New Market Opportunities
Mark Baratto, Managing Member, Broad Street Securities Group, LLC
Emotional Mastery: Leveraging Knowledge Around Human Nature To Uncover New Market Opportunities
Mark Baratto

Mark Baratto
Managing Member, Broad Street Securities Group, LLC
Stream 2: Market Structure and Regulatory Changes
2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks
Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks
2:30 Measuring The Impact Of Regulatory Changes On Your Trading Desk
Clive Williams, Global Head of Equity Trading, T. Rowe Price
John Malitzis, Executive Vice President, FINRA Market Regulation
Richard Marshall, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLC
  • What does MiFID mean for dark pools, liquidity and the institutional investor?
  • Determining the impact of global regulatory collaboration on competition amongst the international markets
  • Trade-At Rule: positioning your firm for growth ahead of the big competitive shift
  • Forecasting how upcoming regulatory action may impact your buy and sell side trading desk
  • Identifying tactics for achieving compliance with minimal impact to your organization’s bottom line
Clive Williams

Clive Williams
Global Head of Equity Trading, T. Rowe Price
John Malitzis

John Malitzis
Executive Vice President, FINRA Market Regulation

John F. Malitzis is an Executive Vice President in the Market Regulation Department of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). John oversees surveillance of the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange equity markets. John is also responsible for both the equity trading and options markets trading examination programs. Immediately prior to joining FINRA, John was Executiv [read more]
Richard Marshall

Richard Marshall
Partner, Ropes & Gray LLC

Rick focuses his practice on the representation of financial institutions and their employees who are the subject of investigations by the SEC, US Attorneys, FINRA, and state securities regulators. Rick also counsels broker-dealers, investment companies and investment advisers on regulatory issues, particularly relating to SEC and FINRA regulation. Rick also frequently counsels clients on complian [read more]
2:50 Dodd/Frank: Best Practices For Forecasting And Planning Around Evolving Regulation
Jordan A. Thomas, Partner, Labaton Sucharow
Robert L.D. Colby, Partner, Davis Polk
Yvonne I. Pytlik, Chief Compliance Officer, Dreman Value Management, LLC
  • Identifying tactics for achieving compliance with minimal impact to your organization’s bottom line
  • Forecasting how upcoming regulatory action may impact your technological infrastructure
  • Determining the impact of the new regulations on automated trading systems
  • Vetting your vendors: What questions should you ask existing and potential vendors?
Jordan A. Thomas

Jordan A. Thomas
Partner, Labaton Sucharow

Jordan A. Thomas is a partner at Labaton Sucharow and Chairs its Whistleblower Representation Practice. Previously, he served as a senior attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Department of Justice. At the SEC, Jordan played a leadership role drafting the Whistleblower provisions enacted under the Dodd-Frank Act.
Robert L.D. Colby

Robert L.D. Colby
Partner, Davis Polk
Yvonne I. Pytlik

Yvonne I. Pytlik
Chief Compliance Officer, Dreman Value Management, LLC

Yvonne I. Pytlik is a senior executive and one of industry’s most highly regarded strategists in compliance risk management and corporate governance for financial institutions. Prior to joining Dreman, she was the Deputy Head of Global Compliance, Risk Management, and Strategic Planning at Deutsche Bank AG. Yvonne was responsible for global compliance risk management across all business lines, inc [read more]
3:30 Panel: Determining The Impact Of ETFs On Market Structure And Trading Volumes
Alex Gurvich, Managing Partner, The Rockledge Group LLC
Michael Kurzrok, Director, Equities, Woodbine Associates
  • Pinpointing the catalysts for exploding ETF trading volumes
  • Determining how ETFs are affecting volatility in the markets
  • Exploring market structures and systemic risks in ETFs
Alex Gurvich

Alex Gurvich
Managing Partner, The Rockledge Group LLC

Alex Gurvich is an Assistant Professor of Business Management and Finance at Touro Graduate School of Business. Alex is a founding member and a Managing Partner at The Rockledge Group, a firm managing funds for US and European investors. He began his business career as a management consultant with Bain & Company. Prior to joining Rockledge, Alex was a venture capitalist with Genera [read more]
Michael Kurzrok

Michael Kurzrok
Director, Equities, Woodbine Associates

Michael Kurzrok is Director of Equities at Woodbine Associates, Inc. His expertise lies in analysis of strategic, business, regulatory, market structure, trading and trading technology issues and how these influences impact firms in the global equity markets. He is an advisor to investment firms, stock exchanges, brokerages, and technology firms. His professional career spans two decades with elev [read more]
Stream 3: Hedge Fund Summit
2:15 Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks
Vinny Catalano, CFA, President and Global Investment Strategist, Blue Marble Research
Chairperson’s Afternoon Remarks
Vinny Catalano

Vinny Catalano, CFA
President and Global Investment Strategist, Blue Marble Research
2:30 Regulatory Outlook: Examining How Impending Regulation Impacts The Hedge Fund Industry
Yvonne I. Pytlik, Chief Compliance Officer, Dreman Value Management, LLC
Regulatory Outlook: Examining How Impending Regulation Impacts The Hedge Fund Industry
Yvonne I. Pytlik

Yvonne I. Pytlik
Chief Compliance Officer, Dreman Value Management, LLC

Yvonne I. Pytlik is a senior executive and one of industry’s most highly regarded strategists in compliance risk management and corporate governance for financial institutions. Prior to joining Dreman, she was the Deputy Head of Global Compliance, Risk Management, and Strategic Planning at Deutsche Bank AG. Yvonne was responsible for global compliance risk management across all business lines, inc [read more]
2:50 Panel: US Hedge Fund Investment Outlook
Inna Raiskin White, Founding Partner and CIO, Althea Group LLC
Adjusting Your Strategy To Capitalize Off Of Increased Competition In Emerging And Frontier Markets
Inna Raiskin White

Inna Raiskin White
Founding Partner and CIO, Althea Group LLC
3:30 Global Investment Strategies: Identifying New Markets For US-Based Hedge Funds
Alison Graham, Chief Investment Officer, Voltan Capital Management
Global Investment Strategies: Identifying New Markets For US-Based Hedge Funds
Alison Graham

Alison Graham
Chief Investment Officer, Voltan Capital Management

Alison Graham is Chief Investment Officer of Voltan Capital Management and portfolio manager of Voltan Frontier Markets Fund. Alison has over seventeen years’ experience in emerging and frontier markets finance. Until 1998, she was a partner and senior analyst for Latin American equities at the investment bank Caspian Securities. In 1998, she moved to Moscow to join United Financial Group where sh [read more]
TradeTech Concludes
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TradeTech 2012 Concludes
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