TradeTech HFT

Dedicated Focus Day
24 April 2012
High frequency trading has become a part of every day life of every market participant. The role of market makers has not only changed and evolved, but generated a big shift in the way all market participants operate. This focus day is designed to give both buy side and sell side traders a clear idea on how they should adapt their strategies to interact with HFT, while taking advantage of many HFT strategies on their own desks.

Debates on HFT regulation, the changing role of market making and new ideas for high frequency trading will form the basis of this day.

Heads of trading, prop traders and head of technology will debate the infrastructure, IT and latency issues, with a special focus on complexity and latency. Join this focus day if you wish to learn about HFT, how to interact with it and what your competitors and counterparties are doing to take advantage of the ultra-low latency trading strategies.

 

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

Creating effective & intelligent regulation for the newly emerging volatile high frequency trading environment: making markets fair & protecting the end investor
The future of the trading world – looking at the profound changes in the markets, in our behaviour and forecasting for the future
Looking at HFT as part of every day trading on every desk in every business
Strategies interacting with high frequency flow in both dark and lit environments
Debating the challenges of choosing and maintaining top trading infrastructure and platforms to gain competitive advantage and effectively interact with HFT
Looking at the future of HFT in OTC swaps
Debating the role of HFT in the market structure and the changes that are bound to come with the new regulation
Assessing how exchanges are preparing for the increasing HFT order flow
Building your technology Infrastructure to enable ultra HFT – paying only for what you need to increase performance
Developing your own proprietary algos for operating in the new volatile environment: ideas for interacting with HFT
Balancing latency, data access and energy in your trading model
Achieving new advantages and alpha purely on trading: ideas and strategies
Strategies for managing technical and trading complexity within HFT environment: how complex is it going to get for all market participants?
Effectively using DMA in an HFT environment: risks, costs, benefits and disadvantages

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Tim Rowe, Manager, Trading Platforms and Settlement Policy, Financial Services Authority

Mike Williams, CEO, Genesis Asset Management

Prof Dave Cliff, Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol

Peter Nabicht, CEO,Allston Trading

Rupert Nathan, Head of Portfolio Management, Fatprophets

Joe Saluzzi, Co-Head of Trading, Themis Trading

David Surkov, Director, Egham Capital

Peter van Kleef, Principal, Lakeview Capital Market Services GmbH

Will Rhode, Research Analyst, Tabb Group

Ken Yeadon, Managing Partner, Thematic Capital

Nick Nielsen, Head of Trading, Marshall Wace

Martin Ekers, Head of Dealing, Northern Trust Global Investments

John Greenan,  Global Multi-Asset Connectivity Manager, BNP Paribas Investment Partners

Huw Gronow, Head of Trading, Principal Global Investors

Sam Tyfield, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP