TradeTech Europe 2023: Day 1 Round-Up

TradeTech Europe, the largest industry gathering for Global and European heads of equity trading, went off to an incredible start with a massively successful first day. With over 1000 attendees joining us here in the beautiful city of Paris for an abundance of networking, learning and benchmarking, it is safe to say it is shaping up to be yet another successful TradeTech.

Every room was alive with discussions and debates on the latest industry regulations, changes in market structures and next-generation technologies impacting the European market today. From breakfast right through to our fantastic Casino Royale drinks reception, once again, the atmosphere at TradeTech was electric.

We started the day off right with a welcome address from our TradeTech conference director Susie Benaim and opening remarks from our incredible chairperson Julia Streets, CEO of Streets Consulting. Our attendees were well-prepped and ready for a full day of benchmarking and meaningful conversations. Morning sessions dug further into the in-demand topic of how to succeed in current volatile markets.

Attendees had the opportunity to sit in on our buy side CEO keynote interview with Guillaume Lesage who shared his expert advice on how to not just survive but also thrive in times of geo-political turbulence. While touching on points of instability, Lesage shared that hope is on the horizon future and that traders should be looking ahead at the opportunities ESG will bring.

This was followed swiftly by an insightful panel discussing current market structures and how things will change for traders in the next 12 months. Collaboration and transparency seems to be a priority of our attendees’ mind and will be a key tool in their arsenal going forward.

Liquidity shortage is at the forefront of everyone’s mind at the minute. The rest of our morning here in sunny Paris focussed on finding the right solutions to streamline liquidity sourcing. Our speakers candidly discussed the tools available for heads of trading at the minute. They also shared the benefit that automation is having on untapped liquidity and leveraging the latest market innovations to source alternative liquidity pools. It is safe to say, these were debates you did not want to miss.

A recurring issue for heads of equity trading is finding the right data and technological developments for organisations to remain competitive in a fragmented market. At TradeTech EU we shared the latest innovation roadmap, showcasing the best new technologies to be investing in and how to most successfully respond to an evolving equities market to gain a competitive edge. These discussions fit hand-in-hand with the new regulatory landscape. Our insightful speakers made it clear that there are more similarities between the US and European markets than originally meets the eye. Although optimism is sometimes hard to come by in trading, new regulations such as consolidated tape is providing the opportunity for heads of trading to thrive in changing environments.

TradeTech Europe is renowned for its networking opportunities and our attendees took full advantage in their morning and afternoon breaks. From opportunities for next-generation junior traders to talk about their experiences to honest discussions on supporting decision-making using market research data. The fun didn’t seem to stop.

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