2006 FPL Americas Electronic Trading Conference

October 24th - 25th, 2006: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, New York, NY

 

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2006 FPL Electronic Trading Conference

FPL Electronic Trading Conference Day 1 - Tuesday, October 24th , 2006

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7:30 AM Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
 

Registration will open at 7:30 AM. Please join us for breakfast and a first look at our exhibit area.

Sponsored by TekFinancial Solutions

8:30 AM Welcome
 
  • John Goeller, Senior Vice President, Electronic Client Services, Lehman Brothers, FPL Americas Regional Committee Co-Chair
  • Scott Atwell, Manager of FIX Trading and Connectivity, American Century, FPL Global Steering Committee Co-Chair
8:45 AM The Changing Face of the Markets - The Rationalization of Alternatives
  From Algorithms and DMA to Block Crossing and Dark Liquidity to regulatory issues such as REG NMS, firms constantly have to adjust their strategies to remain competitive in an ever changing marketplace. Both buy and sell side firms need to have access to all viable liquidity sources. In addition, they also need an adaptable strategy for market structure changes to rationalize all of the available options in the marketplace.

Moderator: Bill Hebert, Vice President and Director, Strategic Development and Trading Solutions, Fidelity Capital Markets Services, FPL Americas Education & Marketing Subcommittee Co-Chair

Panelists:

  • Brian Carr, Chief Executive Officer, NYFIX Millenium, Inc.
  • William Harts, Head of Equity Strategy, Banc of America Securities
  • Ignatius John, Senior Systems & Technology Analyst, AXA Rosenberg Group, LLC
9:45 AM Differentiating Service as Electronic Trading Standardizes - Customer Needs and Solutions
  Brokers have been making huge investments in technology and human capital to enhance their quantitative and electronic product offerings. They are producing a steady stream of features and functionality in their product mix as they hope to differentiate themselves in the ever crowding competitive landscape. What impact does this trend have on the relationship between the buy-side and sell-side trading desks?

Moderator: John Goeller, Senior Vice President, Electronic Client Services, Lehman Brothers, FPL Americas Regional Committee Co-Chair

Panelists:

  • Thomas Chippas, Head of Autobahn Equity – Americas, Deutsche Bank
  • Ted Oberhaus, Director of Equities Trading, Lord Abbett & Company
  • Guy Cirillo, Global Channel Sales Manager for Advanced Execution Services, Credit Suisse
10:45 AM Morning Break with Exhibitors
  Sponsored by Transaction Network Services
11:30 AM An International Perspective on Electronic Trading
  Electronic trading experts review the current state of electronic trading in Europe and in Asia.

Presenters:

  • Ron Newell, Senior Vice-President, Singapore Stock Exchange
  • Peter Randall, Senior Vice-President, Instinet Europe
12:30 PM Luncheon Speaker: Harold S. Bradley, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Growth Equity-Mid Cap/Small Cap/Sector, American Century
 

Recognized as a pioneer and advocate of electronic trading, Harold Bradley, Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Growth Equity-Mid Cap/Small Cap/Sector will discuss the current and future state of electronic trading.

Introduction by Alan Schwartz, Executive Vice President, General Manager, Financial Services Division, TNS

Sponsorship available –email fplelectronictrading@jandj.com

2:00 PM Options: Electronic Markets, Pennies and Industry Growth
  The CEO of Americas leading options exchange will discuss the first hybrid market, impact of pennies, benefits of trading options and equities in the same marketplace and future trading growth.

Presenter:

  • William Brodsky, Chairman & CEO, Chicago Board Options Exchange
2:45 PM Concurrent Session: Automating for Reg NMS: Electronic Trading at the Equities Exchanges
  Every U.S. equities exchange is introducing new automated trading center functionality to meet Regulation NMS requirements. Representatives from the SROs and the SEC will discuss what protected quotes and private linkages mean for electronic trading in U.S. equities.

Moderator: Manisha Kimmel, Executive Director, Financial Information Forum

Panelists:

  • Oscar Onyema, Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
  • Adam Nunes, Vice President, Transaction Services, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
  • Daniel M. Gray, Market Structure Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
2:45 PM Concurrent Session: Automating the Fixed Income Trade Lifecycle
  Electronic trading in fixed income has come a long way. Has it come full lifecycle? From negotiation to settlement, participants will talk about electronic trading successes and challenges.

Moderator: Daniel Doscas, Senior Vice President, HSBC, FPL Global Fixed Income Committee Co-Chair

Panelists:

  • Gail Rothman, Director, Blackrock
  • Ric Elvir, Director, Fixed Income Client Connectivity, UBS Investment Bank
  • Kevin Arthur, Director, Fixed Income Markets, Omgeo
3:30 PM Afternoon Break with Exhibitors
  Sponsored by Transaction Network Services
4:15 PM Concurrent Session: Foreign Exchange Trading – Multiple Market Models
  With $2 trillion traded daily, electronic trading takes different forms to serve a variety of market needs. Panel will discuss the trends and how they affect various models - dealer to dealer, multi-firm portal and customer to single firm.

Moderator: Steve Donovan, Senior Development Advisor, Massachusetts Financial Services, FPL Foreign Exchange Committee Co-Chair

Panelists:

  • James Sinclair, Head of Research and Strategy, EBS
  • Keith Andrew, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
  • Chip Lowry, Director - Business Development Global Link Europe, State Street Global Markets
4:15 PM Concurrent Session: OMS/EMS Trends and Solutions
  Panel will discuss the evolving and changing business models of order management with points of view from the new models vs. the traditional model. Topics will include: neutrality, convergence on the desktop and recent mergers.

Moderator: Robert Moitoso, Senior Vice President, Institutional Equities, Thomson Financial

Panelists:

  • David Quinlan, President, Eze Castle Software
  • Stephen Engdahl, Director, Product Management, Charles River Development
  • Adam Mazur, Vice President, Electronic Execution, Goldman Sachs
5:30 PM

Cocktail Reception

 

Join us at The VIEW – New York’s only revolving rooftop lounge at the Marriot Marquis

Sponsored by Greenline Financial Technologies

 

FPL Electronic Trading Conference Day 2 - Wednesday, October 25th , 2006

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7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors

 

Visit our exhibit hall

Sponsored by Chicago Mercantile Exchange

8:30 AM

Welcome Back/Day 2 Introduction

 
  • John Goeller, Senior Vice President, Electronic Client Services, Lehman Brothers, FPL Americas Regional Committee Co-Chair
8:30 AM

Alternatives to the Exchanges: Assessing the Competitive Landscape

 

In the wake of recent regulatory and market events, the economics of off-exchange trading is being altered dramatically. Find out how our panelists are positioning their firms against traditional exchanges and differentiating themselves from other trading venues in the fight for liquidity and profitability.

Moderator: Thomas Jordan, President & CEO, Jordan & Jordan

Panelists:

  • Fred J. Federspiel , President and Founder, Pipeline Trading Systems LLC
  • David Cummings, Chief Executive Officer, BATS
  • Thomas M. Joyce, Chairman and CEO, Knight Capital Group, Inc.
9:45 AM

Algo Trading, Where are We? Penetration and Products

 

Panel will discuss what is new in algorithmic trading and distinguish among sell side, investment management and hedge fund needs/solutions. Pre-trade, dark algos and how models get integrated into the infrastructure will be discussed.

Moderator: Barry Marshall, Co-Chair FPL EMEA Regional Committee

Panelists:

  • Anthony Victor, Director, Merrill Lynch
  • Carl Carrie, Head of Algorithmic Trading & Product Development, JP Morgan
  • Andrew F. Brenner, Managing Director and Head of ISE Stock Exchange, International Securities Exchange
10:45 AM

Morning Break with Exhibitors

 

Sponsored by International Securities Exchange

11:30 AM

Concurrent Session: Electronic trading in Listed derivatives

 

Listed derivative markets have experienced a significant growth boom thanks to STP enablement from order entry though clearance and settlement. How are market participants reacting? Find out what trading firms and exchanges are thinking!

Moderator - William Adiletta, President, TekFinancial Solutions

Panelists:

  • Leslie R. Sutphen, Global Head of E-Brokerage Strategy & Implementation, Calyon Financial
  • Ed Gogol, Director of Clearing Systems, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
  • Russell Abramson, Head of Electronic Trading Futures/Options, JP Morgan
11:30 AM

Concurrent Session: Market Data – Food for Executions

 

Market data is the key ingredient in driving trading decisions with proprietary exchange feeds, consolidated vendor products offering both real-time and analytical data; how much is too little, how much is too much? Learn about the data offerings guiding electronic trading decisions.

Moderator: Daniella Baker, FPL Marketing & Communications Manager, Jordan & Jordan

Panelists:

  • Ron Jordan, Senior Vice President, Market Data, New York Stock Exchange
  • Stephen Wilson, Global Head of Exchange Traded Instruments, Reuters
  • Peter Esler, Director, Global Head of Market Data, Citigroup
12:30

Lunch Break

 

Sponsorship available –email fplelectronictrading@jandj.com

2:00 PM

Concurrent Session: Grappling with Growth: Electronic Trading in OTC Derivatives

 

With significant growth in the market for credit default swaps and interest rate swaps, electronic trading in OTC derivatives poses different challenges. Get an update on trading and transaction settlement issues from firms in the dealer and post trade spaces.

Moderator: Robert Stowsky, President / CEO, Brook Path Partners

Panelists:

  • John LaVecchia, Director Credit Markets , Thomson Tradeweb
  • Harry Harrison, Head of Fixed Income Trading, Barclays
2:00 PM Concurrent Session: FIX’s role in the Future of Electronic Trading
 

FIX is better than ever and is being extended to meet the latest challenges that are confronting the industry today. Support for major regulatory changes including REG NMS, improved post-trade functionality for listed derivatives, FX order routing and streaming prices, expanded and standardized exchange usage, and optimization techniques that result in lower latency and bandwidth are all part of the latest developments in FIX. Receive an update on the adoption of the FAST protocol and a review of the new FIX 5.0 release which provides a framework for transport independence and seamless integration of future functionality.

Presenters:

  • Matt Simpson, Associate Director of Electronic Trading Architecture, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, FPL Global Technical Committee Co-Chair, FPL Market Data Optimization Working Group Co-Chair
  • Kevin Houstoun, Global Transaction Messaging Consultant, HSBC, FPL Global Technical Committee Co-Chair
3:00 PM

Afternoon Break with Exhibitors

 

Sponsored by International Securities Exchange

3:30 PM

Closing Session

 

Open discussion on the lessons of the last two days and follow-up activity

Moderator: Courtney Doyle, FPL Operations Director, Jordan & Jordan

Panelists:

  • Scott Atwell, Manager of FIX Trading and Connectivity, American Century, FPL Global Steering Committee Co-Chair
  • John Goeller, Senior Vice President, Electronic Client Services, Lehman Brothers, FPL Americas Regional Committee Co-Chair
  • Kevin Houstoun, Global Transaction Messaging Consultant, HSBC, FPL Global Technical Committee Co-Chair
  • Barry Marshall, Co-Chair FPL EMEA Regional Committee
  • Matt Simpson, Associate Director of Electronic Trading Architecture, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, FPL Global Technical Committee Co-Chair, FPL Market Data Optimization Working Group Co-Chair
4:30 PM Adjourn
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