Buy Side Data Innovation Day
Day 1 | 14th May
- How can you determine the rules set-up in your EMS and how often you should be reviewing them?
- What solutions are available to enable you to automate trades with special settlement instructions?
- What have been the experiences and approach of buy side firms implementing algo wheels, and have they done this in-house or via third party vendors?
- How are providers integrating AI into algo wheels to enable them to route new orders based on previous trading strategy results?
- How is the electronic block trading ecosystem evolving and which players are offering the buy side a unique model in addition to traditional high-touch sales trading?
- (e.g. execution costs, slippage, speed, market impact) and how do you tailor these metrics to specific trading objectives and conditions?
- How can you effectively leverage your data and TCA capabilities to rank broker performance?
- What new customisable algo offerings are brokers developing to enable you to adjust algo strategies in response to market shifts?
- How best to communicate the algo performance and execution outcomes to your brokers to improve future results, and what feedback the brokers would find helpful
- What is the process for replacing brokers in your algowheel, and what criteria do you use to select a new broker you haven’t tested before?
In this 45- minute skills workshop you will learn 4 key things to help build your presentation skills:
- Learn how to tailor your message to the specific needs of your audience
- How to craft a compelling and clear narrative and the fundamentals of structuring your presentation
- Discover best practice for creating visually compelling slides
- Gain tips on how to build confident delivery skills
Day 2 | 15th May
This panel will feature heads of trading who have different organisational structures and reporting lines (investment, operations, technology), as well as a CIO on how they view trading in the investment process. They will talk through the merits and drawbacks of each organisational model, how to strike the right balance of strategic alignment and technological innovation, and the optimum structure for a high performing desk.
- What are the various organisational structures of trading desks and where/ who they report to within the firm?
- What is the rationale behind different structures and reporting lines, and how do these influence the desks operations and strategic alignment with the firm?
- Is the trading desk viewed as an integral part of the investment process, or as an outsourced dealing desk?
- Should the desk be part of the investment process, or purely an execution and implementation function?
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Julia.
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