TradeTech West
09 - 10 September, 2013
The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA
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Main Conference Day One
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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7:15 Conference Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
Conference Registration & Breakfast In The Solutions Zone
7:55 Opening Remarks
Kristin Paulick Program Director
TradeTech West
8:00 Opening Address By The Conference Chair
No session description available.
8:15 Panel Discussion: A Venue Update—What You Need To Know About Flows, Fees, Technology, And Transparency
In this panel discussion, exchange executives will walk you through their priorities for 2013. This sure to be lively discussion will provide insight into:
New capabilities and technologies for achieving increased speed and improved execution
Optimizing pricing and fee models
The impact of potential exchange mergers and global alliances on equity trading
The latest efforts for improving transparency and differentiating between dark and lit execution
Working with HFTs: how has it shaped exchange/ECN offerings?
The implications of the proposed Trade At Rule
9:00 Panel Discussion: Order Transparency: How Do We REALLY Gain An Understanding of What Happens To Our Order? Gain An Understanding Of What Happens To Our Order?
• How can the buy side benefit from receiving more accurate execution data?• How can the buy side community better promote this request?• Once you have the data, how do you handle it and make informed trading decisions• How is information leakage, especially in dark pools being controlled?
9:45 Guest Speaker: A Closer Look At The Tech Sector And Its Impact On The Market
Kara Swisher is a technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal as well as an author and commentator on the Internet. She created and wrote “BoomTown”, a column which first appeared on the front page of the Marketplace secion and online and now co-produces and co-hosts “D: All Things Digital” with Walt Mossborg.
10:10 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone
Morning Refreshment & Networking Break In The Solutions Zone
10:50 Panel Discussion: Global HFT Trends And Regulatory Considerations Considerations
• Where are the growth areas and opportunities for global HFT?• Discuss the associated connectivity and network issues• Risk control and compliance considerations• Assess the tools and technology needed to match your global HFT strategy
11:30 Industry Benchmarking Polling Session
Sponsored by RBC Capital Markets
11:50 Algo 5.0 – The New Landscape
This keynote will explore the new paradigm of algorithmic trading and execution optimization, covering quantitative research, market microstructure, customization trends, and analytics.
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address
1:30 Track A: Alternative Trading Strategies
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address
1:30 Track B: Latest Trading Technologies
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address
Chairperson’s Afternoon Address
Panel Discussion: The Impact Of ETFs ...
Panel Discussion: Moving Beyond TCA To...
Hosted By Bank of America Merrill Lync...
1:40 Track A: Alternative Trading Strategies
Panel Discussion: The Impact Of ETFs And Other Portfolio Products On Trading Volumes, Volatility & Liquidity
What might be accounting for the explosion in ETFs
How are asset management firms using ETFs for portfolio management?
ETFs as a replacement for derivatives usage
What is the impact on trading volume and marketing volatility?
What has been the impact of ETFs on the underlying stocks?
The benefits of ETFs—from diversification to hedging
The systems risk associated with ETFs
What types of ETF regulations might be coming down the pike, ie circuit breakers as they relate to ETF response
Strategies to make ETFs work for you
1:40 Track B: Latest Trading Technologies
Panel Discussion: Moving Beyond TCA To Achieve True Transparency
How brokers are providing increased transparency and insight into order flow
Advances in real time pre-trade analytics and systems
Trends in real time TCA and decision support capabilities such as algo selection
Which FIX tags are not being used that could be employed for improved insight into execution data?
How to better interpret TCA and gather more comprehensive and predictive data vs. broad benchmarks
1:30 Buy Side-Only Head Trader Think Tank
Hosted By Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Hosted By Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Cited as most head traders’ favorite part of TradeTech, the Think Tank provides you an opportunity to take part in a candid debate with your fellow head buy side traders in an environment free of vendors or media. This private event is only open to 35 head traders. You MUST be invited and you MUST RSVP to reserve a seat.
How to get invited:
To request your invitation to this select event, please contact Robert Golen at
Robert.golen@wbresearch.com
or 416-597-4771.
What it’s all about:
If you are right for this exclusive session, we’ll fill you in on the details. Chairman: Lee Morakis, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Moderators: Michael Greene, Head Trader, Bocage Capital Buy Side-Only Think Tank Concludes
Order Routing, Best Execution, and Con...
Tapping Into Unstructured Data For Gre...
Hosted By Bank of America Merrill Lync...
2:20 Track A: Alternative Trading Strategies
Order Routing, Best Execution, and Conflicts of Interest
• Why do conflicts exist?• What are the potential costs at a per-trade level?• What should the buy-side do about conflicts?• Best practices in dealing with brokers
2:20 Track B: Latest Trading Technologies
Tapping Into Unstructured Data For Greater Insight Into Market Moving Information
Trading using unstructured data from sources like blogs, social networks, twitter and news feeds is growing. In fact, nearly 1/3 of firms are evaluating the use of unstructured data sources to analyze market sentiment. In this forward-thinking presentation, walk away with insight into
How to score the credibility of a particular event and analyze the context the news and events
How to determine the sentiment and create an implementation strategy for a potential trade
Tools to capture event triggers in the vast pool of unstructured data
2:20 Buy Side-Only Head Trader Think Tank
Hosted By Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Hosted By Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Cited as most head traders’ favorite part of TradeTech, the Think Tank provides you an opportunity to take part in a candid debate with your fellow head buy side traders in an environment free of vendors or media. This private event is only open to 35 head traders. You MUST be invited and you MUST RSVP to reserve a seat.
How to get invited:
To request your invitation to this select event, please contact Robert Golen at
Robert.golen@wbresearch.com
or 416-597-4771.
What it’s all about:
If you are right for this exclusive session, we’ll fill you in on the details. Chairman: Lee Morakis, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Moderators: Michael Greene, Head Trader, Bocage Capital Buy Side-Only Think Tank Concludes
Panel Discussion: Futures & Options Trading—What Lon...
Panel Discussion: Setting Up A Quant Trading Platform— D...
3:30 Track A: Alternative Trading Strategies
Panel Discussion: Futures & Options Trading—What Long Only Firms Need To Know To Take Advantage Of This Growing Trend The options industry saw
The options industry saw double digit growth last year. Where options used to be mainly for retail investors, it has moved to sophisticated hedge funds and now more traditional money managers are getting in the game. Find out
Where the opportunities lie for long-only firms in options trading
How frequently the long-only traditional traders is using options and how this trend is changing
What types of algos are available for the US options market
Which options trading tools are becoming essential to success
Compliance tips around futures and options
3:30 Track B: Latest Trading Technologies
Panel Discussion: Setting Up A Quant Trading Platform— Data, Analytics, And Strategies
A discussion around, pre-, post- and intra- trade analytics
Requirements for the data based on these analytics and benchmarks
How to take advantage of the data and analytics to improve performance through the use of algos
The impact and associated risks of a quant strategy
Managing Performance Anxiety and the Need to Be Right In...
Panel Discussion: OMS, EMS and OEMS—What’s working, wher...
4:10 Track A: Alternative Trading Strategies
Managing Performance Anxiety and the Need to Be Right In An Environment of Uncertainty
The effects of performace anxiety on financial decision making:
Competing in an environment of uncertainty
How the brain operates in high pressure situations
Using psychology as a risk management tool and financial performance enhancer
4:10 Track B: Latest Trading Technologies
Panel Discussion: OMS, EMS and OEMS—What’s working, where are these systems headed?
• Comparing speed, connectivity and overall functionality of OMS vs. EMS• Does integration of OMS and EMS making sense? Will it slow down EMS?• A discussion of the functionality needed from these systems—from error checking to algo development and testing• Ideas around improving the cost and increasing the efficiencies of OMS and EMS• How can the traditional trader compete effectively against the average high frequency trading shop given the functionalities of their systems?
4:50 Annual Gala Cocktail Reception
This annual gala never disappoints, so bring your colleagues (and your business cards) and join us for an exciting time.
6:20 Conclusion Of TradeTech West Day One
Conclusion Of TradeTech West Day One
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