Buy Side-Only Trading Summit

8:30 Buy Side-Only Trading Summit Registration & Breakfast A buy side moderator and roundtable host will guide you and your buy side peers through solution-defining discussion on five different topics. You’ll walk away with a stronger buy side support network (so you know who to ring when you have a challenge to overcome!) and countless strategies to increase the profitability of your trading desk.

9:15 Opening Remarks No session description available.

9:20 Chairperson’s Address David Margulies, Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co. Chairperson’s Address David Margulies Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co.

9:30 Guest Speaker: Exploring Recent Developments In Technical Analysis To Boost The Performance Of Your Equity Trading Strategy Identifying the most recent technical analysis tools embraced by buy and sell side firms How has the use of technical analysis changed in the past ten years; Forecasting the use of technical analysis on the trading desks of the future Examining current trends in the stock market to determine the most profitable trading strategies for your desk

10:10 Guest Speaker: Grading Broker Algorithms – An Impartial Perspective Based upon her research published in the Journal of Trading, Dr Boni will break down today’s algorithmic trading space and share strategies that buy side traders can use to determine not only which algo to use, but whose algo to use. Don’t miss this unbiased view of the current algorithmic trading landscape to ensure your desk is achieving optimal execution.

10:45 Morning Refreshment & Networking Break hosted by FlexTrade Morning Refreshment & Networking Break

11:00 Buy Side Roundtables Hosted By BlockCross, Bloomberg Tradebook, Jefferies, RBC Capital Markets & Stifel Nicolaus Buy Side Roundtables Sponsored by: BlockCross Bloomberg Tradebook Jefferies RBC Capital Markets How it works: Take a seat at one of the following tables: Long-Only Growth Managers Hedge Funds Long-Only Value Managers A buy side moderator and roundtable host will guide you and your buy side peers through solution-defining discussion on five different topics. You’ll walk away with a stronger buy side support network (so you know who to ring when you have a challenge to overcome!) and countless strategies to increase the profitability of your trading desk.

11:00 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #1: Sourcing Liquidity Buy Side Roundtables Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #1: Sourcing Liquidity

11:35 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #2: Information Overload: Determining How To Value News And Information That Crosses Your Trading Desk Buy Side Roundtables Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #2: Information Overload: Determining How To Value News And Information That Crosses Your Trading Desk

12:05 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #3: Maintaining Broker Relationships & Commission Management Tracking Solutions Buy Side Roundtables Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #3: Maintaining Broker Relationships & Commission Management Tracking Solutions

12:35 Lunch Lunch

1:25 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #4: How Trading Desks Are Responding To Regulatory Reform & The Best Execution Process Buy Side Roundtables Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #4: How Trading Desks Are Responding To Regulatory Reform & The Best Execution Process

1:55 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #5: Table-Specific Topic Buy Side Roundtables Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #5: Table-Specific Topic

2:25 Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break hosted by FlexTrade Afternoon Refreshment & Networking Break

2:40 Roundtable Wrap Up Buy Side Roundtables How it works:The roundtable hosts wrap up all the sessions by sharing the most useful solutions identified by each of the 5 discussion groups so you can be sure you don’t miss a single trading strategy to boost the performance of your desk.

2:55 Closing Guest Speakers: Fundamental Vs. Quantitative Trading – A Debate Over The Future Of Trading Michael Levas of Olympian Capital Management takes on Jay Muthuswamy of Kent State University for a lively debate. Don’t miss this high energy, exciting session that will make you think differently about the future of our industry! Quant, HFT, computer based program trading vs. the fundamental trader: Will computers take over? Are their limits to what computers can be programmed to “know”? Where does the experience and relationships of a live trader add value to the trading process? Examining the current state of trading to determine how computer-driven models and human traders are performing; how will this change in the future?

3:35 Chairperson’s Closing Remarks David Margulies, Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co. Chairperson’s Closing Remarks David Margulies Head of Electronic Products Group, Weeden & Co.

3:40 Stifel Nicolaus' TradeTech San Francisco 2010 Kickoff Cocktail Reception You've spent the day debating solutions to overcome liquidity and regulatory challenges; now its time to relax, have fun, and strengthen relationships with your buy side colleagues. All TradeTech conference attendees are welcome to enjoy this reception!

4:40 Conclusion Of Buy Side-Only Trading Summit Conclusion Of Buy Side-Only Trading Summit