Organised by FIX Protocol Limited (FPL), the second annual EMEA Trading Conference will provide a forum where the issues, challenges and opportunities impacting the region’s trading community can be addressed. This must attend event will feature a line up of high quality speakers and a focused agenda that will address the key topic areas impacting your firm’s trading desk this year, in addition to significant networking opportunities throughout the day and into the evening at the post-event cocktail party.

Organized by TSAM, this event will take place in London on March 9th 2010. Alex Suesserott, Rapid Addition will be speaking on behalf of FPL during a session that will provide a detailed understanding of FIXatdl and how to maximize the potential of this technology.

Organised by the producers of the FIXGlobal magazine, the 2010 Face2Face India event will be held in Mumbai. This event will provide participants with a forum to discuss and explore the business requirements for electronic trading in India via FIX, the current extent of FIX usage in India and the future development in this rapidly growing market.

The first Americas Quarterly meeting of 2010 will be held on the 13th of April. The meeting will be kindly hosted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Organised by WBR, the 10th annual TradeTech Europe event will take place this year. At this event, which will seek to address the issues impacting the trading community, FPL will be conducting a presentation and host an exhibition booth.

Organised by Incisive Media, the Tokyo Financial Information Summit will provide a platform where practitioners will be able to discuss and debate the latest solutions and strategies for market and reference data in thought-provoking panel discussions and presentations.

Organised by WBR, TradeTech Middle East will seek to explore the electronic trading trends driving growth in the MENA (Middle East and Northern African) markets. Stuart Adams, FPL EMEA Regional Director will be participating in this event on behalf of the organisation.

This event is organised by FPL and it is now in its 8th year. This well attended event will address the key issues, challenges and opportunities that will impact the Asia Pacific trading community in 2010.

Organised by the producers of the FIXGlobal magazine, the 2010 Face2Face Malaysia event will be held in Kuala Lumpur. The event will look at the challenges and benefits that DMA offers market participants and how increasing efficiency within the trading arena will allow local buy-side and sell-side firms greater access to exploit the latest trading strategies.

The FISD will conduct an event in Sao Paulo on May 26th hosted by Bloomberg.

Organised by FPL, this half day event will discuss the latest developments in electronic trading for the South East Asian markets. This event will bring together the regional buy and sell-side traders and representatives from the exchanges to explore the opportunities in Asia Pacific in 2010 and how they will affect and shape the industry.

Organised by the producers of the FIXGlobal magazine, the 2010 Face2Face China event will be held in Shanghai. This impartial information forum, which has been designed by the region's buy-and sell-side community will bring you the very latest information in electronic trading, FIX, technologies and the trading issues.

This event is organised by FPL and it was held for the first time in 2009. Following the success of the inaugural event it will return in 2010 offering attendees a forum where the key issues, challenges and opportunities impacting the Australian market can be discussed, in addition to an exhibit hall where the latest trading solutions can be explored in greater detail.

Organised by the producers of the FIXGlobal magazine, the 2010 Face2Face Korea event will be held in Seoul. Participants will be exposed to the very latest information on electronic trading, FIX, technologies and the trading issues.

Organised by FPL, the Asia Pacific Regional Committee will be hosting the first Quarterly Meeting of 2010 on February 4th. This meeting will offer networking opportunities for member firms, in addition to providing an update on FPL’s activities and aims, followed by a buffet dinner and a speech by Stephen Miller. Mr. Miller was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of two airlines in Hong Kong – Dragonair in 1985, an airline that is still operating successfully in the territory, and Oasis Hong Kong Airlines in 2005 that ceased operations in 2008. This event welcomes FPL member firm attendees and FPL invited guests only, for more information please contact Tammy Fung by email at tammy.fung@fixprotocol.org.