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Four Season Hotel Boston
Afternoon conference followed by cocktails
1:30 PM – 8:00 PM |
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| 1:30
– 2:00 Registration |
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2:00
– 2:05 Welcome Remarks
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Michael Chin, President, TradingScreen |
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2:05
– 2.45 Panel Discussion:
The Future Of Multi-Asset Trading |
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- How widespread is
multi-asset trading?
- What are its benefits?
- Do exchanges and
brokers have the infrastructure to cope
with vastly increased order flow?
- Does the advent
of multi-asset trading sound the death
knell of the buy-side trader?
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| 2:45
– 3:00 Coffee Break |
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3:00
– 3:20 Keynote Address: Trading On More Than
A Promise
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Robert Kay, Managing Director, GSCS Information
Services |
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| Robert Kay will present the results
of a ground-breaking study analyzing the relative
performance of over 100 algorithms. Kay was given
unique access to TradingScreen’s cache of
trading data and the study reflects the trading
activity of more than 200 hedge funds and other
asset managers. On the basis of the study, Kay,
in association with TradingScreen, will deliver
practical guidance on how these findings can be
applied to improve trading strategies. |
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3:20
– 4:00 Panel Discussion
Algos Laid Bare: The Sell-Side Responds To The Keynote |
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- How useful is such a study
to the marketplace?
- How might the study change
relationships with the buy-side?
- How do the sell-side account
for differences in algo performance revealed
in the study?
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| 4:00
– 4:15 Coffee Break |
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| 4:15
– 5:00 Panel Discussion: Trading In An Ever
More Complex Environment |
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- Can the next generation
of liquidity-seeking algos live up to the hype?
- Do algos and dark pools
help or hinder in volatile markets?
- Are dark pools really
gray pools?
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5:00
– 5:05 Closing Remarks
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Michael Chin, President, TradingScreen |
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| 5:05
pm - Cocktail Reception |
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