David Barnett

Founder & CEO OptimX

As founder of OptimX, David has launched three prior block trading networks and an online retail trading system during his 25+ years’ experience in electronic trading. Starting at Merrill Lynch, where he helped launch their first online trading platform and most recently, building the US business for the BlockCross ATS, David has spent an entire career building products and businesses around new trading technologies.

Day 1 | 14th May

4:50 PM The Disruptor Panel: Examining the rise of alternative trading mechanisms: How will new European trading models innovate an already fragmented market and offer new ways to source unique liquidity whilst minimising information leakage?

During this panel we will hear from four new alternative trading systems who have recently launched in Europe. The buy side moderator will quiz the speakers on their USP, how they are differentiating their model, if they are truly offering unique liquidity, what makes their trading style different, and what problems they are solving for.

What will the European market models look like, and how will they differ from their US offering?
Why are these new venues emerging at this time, and what will it take for them to be adopted and successful?
Exploring what opportunity they see in the EU market and why they are entering now, and why they didn’t launch in Europe first
What is missing from the European market that would make innovation and technology better?
Examining what challenges they expect to come up against in terms of market integration

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining David.

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