TradeTech Asia 2016 (past event)
19 - 20 October, 2016
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Day 1 - Equities Trading Insights Today
08:00 - 08:45 Registration and Breakfast
08:45 - 08:55 Welcome Address: Prachi Panda, TradeTech Asia Summit Director, WBR
08:55 - 09:00 Chairpersons Opening Remarks
Haim Bodek
(HFT whistleblower), Managing PrincipalDecimus Capital Markets
09:00 - 09:40 Global Heads of Trading Panel: Buy side autonomy - How can you equip your trading function to take more control of order flows and improve your firm’s overall profitability?
09:40 - 10:00 Keynote Address: How will Brexit and other geo-political drivers affect the buy-side trading desk?
10:00 - 10:40 Asian Heads of Trading Panel: Evolution in equity markets – How can you overcome Brexit and other uncertainties and take advantage of volatility?
10:40 - 11:00 Out of the Box Keynote: It’s all about the blockchain – How will it change the way you trade?
11:00 - 11:40 Morning Networking Break
Optimizing Your Trading Capabilities
11:40 - 12:00 Presentation: The implications of MiFID II and unbundling for Asia: Regional considerations for ESMA’s far-reaching market infrastructure reformsBenjamin Quinlan
CEO and Managing PartnerQuinlan & Associates
Optimizing Your Trading Capabilities
11:40 - 12:00 Asian Heads of Technology Panel: What are the latest agile and adaptable systems that will enhance the efficiency of your front desk?
Optimizing Your Trading Capabilities
11:40 - 12:00 High Frequency Market Microstructure – How can you take advantage of markets that have been transformed by technology and HFT?Haim Bodek
(HFT whistleblower), Managing PrincipalDecimus Capital Markets
Stream A – Trading Strategy Navigating the Regulatory Minefield
12:00 - 12:20 Interview: Shifting sands - How is the Asian regulatory structure evolving given increased volatility, less liquidity and MiFID II?
Stream B – Trading Technology Gaining the Critical Information Edge
12:00 - 12:20 Stream B ContinuedStream C Creative Boardrooms
12:00 - 12:20 Stream C ContinuedStream A – Trading Strategy Navigating the Regulatory Minefield
12:20 - 12:30 Stream A ContinuedStream B – Trading Technology Gaining the Critical Information Edge
12:20 - 12:30 Presentation: What are the hidden causes of disruption in trading systems?
Stream C Creative Boardrooms
12:20 - 12:30 Stream C ContinuedStream A – Trading Strategy Navigating the Regulatory Minefield
12:30 - 12:40 Stream A ContinuedStream B – Trading Technology Gaining the Critical Information Edge
12:30 - 12:40 Stream B ContinuedStream C Creative Boardrooms
12:30 - 12:40 How to use FPGA - based ultra low-latency network systems to enhance your trading performanceStream A – Trading Strategy Navigating the Regulatory Minefield
12:40 - 13:20 Panel: What, when, who and how- What does commission unbundling and changes in research payments really mean for you?
Stream B – Trading Technology Gaining the Critical Information Edge
12:40 - 13:20 Oxford Style Debate: The fintech threat, part bubble, part trouble – Do the asset managers really have anything to worry about?Abraham A. Tachjian
Fintech Lawyer, Adviser and SpeakerFintech Lawyer, Adviser and Speaker
Stream C Creative Boardrooms
12:40 - 13:20 STREAM C Continued13:20 - 14:20 Networking Lunch
Stream A – Trading Strategy Overcoming Your Liquidity Challenges
14:20 - 15:00 Case Study: What series of steps can you undertake to grow liquidity for derivatives products?
Stream B – Trading Technology Innovation in Enterprise Infrastructure
14:20 - 15:00 Panel: Innovative infrastructure – How can you integrate cutting edge technologies into existing systems to generate higher yields?
Stream C Creative Boardrooms
14:20 - 15:00 How can you use TCA to improve the overall efficiency of your investment cycle?
Stream A – Trading Strategy
15:00 - 15:10 Presentation: Don't Fool Yourself - How to avoid errors in Finance, Investing and Systematic TradingSaurabh Singal
Managing PartnerAnkam Partners LLP
Stream B – Trading Technology
15:00 - 15:10 Case Study Revolution: Beyond exploratory cloud solutions – How is the transition to cloud and the use of public providers being monitored and evaluated?
Victor Ekong
(former) SVP, Head of Market Data Services Asia PacificCiti and CorelDMS, Data Management Service
Stream C Creative Boardrooms
15:00 - 15:10 Stream C ContinuedStream A – Trading Strategy Overcoming Your Liquidity Challenges
15:10 - 15:30 Stream A ContinuedStream B – Trading Technology Innovation in Enterprise Infrastructure
15:10 - 15:30 Stream B ContinuedStream C Creative Boardrooms
15:10 - 15:30 HEADS of TRADING CHAMPAGNE BUY SIDE ROUNDTABLE
Additional alpha in equities – What alternative trading strategies are buy side firms using?
Stream A – Trading Strategy
15:30 - 15:40 Panel: Improving liquidity discovery – How to use block trading and liquidity seeking algorithms to increase your access to deep liquidityStream B – Trading Technology Innovation in Enterprise Infrastructure
15:30 - 15:40 Stream B ContinuedStream A – Trading Strategy Overcoming Your Liquidity Challenges
15:30 - 15:40 Stream C ContinuedStream C Creative Boardrooms
15:40 - 16:10 Stream A ContinuedStream B – Trading Technology Innovation in Enterprise Infrastructure
15:40 - 16:10 Presentation: AI Algorithmic Trading – How to take advantage of AI in your trading desk and how to improve the reliability of AI prediction
Stream C Creative Boardrooms
15:40 - 16:10 Stream C Continued16:10 - 16:40 Afternoon Networking Break
16:40 - 17:00 Out-of-the-box Presentation: Reinvention of the traditional finance sector - What if you could do it all again?
17:00 - 17:20 Presentation: Creative Destruction against the Return of the “Zombies” – What are the implications for China’s investment landscape?
17:20 - 18:00 Hong Kong – Shanghai – Shenzhen Stock Connect – How can you benefit from the new cross-border scheme?
18:00 - 18:10 Chairpersons Closing Remarks
Haim Bodek
(HFT whistleblower), Managing PrincipalDecimus Capital Markets