TradeTech Europe 2025

13 - 15 May, 2025

Palais des Congrès de Paris

James Baugh

Managing Director, Head of European Market Structure TD Cowen

James joined Cowen Execution Services in 2021 (later acquired by TD Securities) as European Head of Market Structure and has been instrumental in helping to develop its liquidity strategy. Prior to this, he spent 5 years at Citi as European Head of Market Structure and 11 years at London Stock Exchange, where as head of equity sales he was directly responsible for initiatives like Turquoise Plato Block Discovery. A graduate of Newcastle University, Baugh began his career as a commodity analyst before spending the next six years at Dow Jones in a variety of roles including the management of their European Power Index business.

Day 1 | 14th May

10:05 AM Liquidity & Trade Transparency Panel: Understanding the true liquidity picture: How can market participants boost reported liquidity and trading volumes to present a more accurate and appealing market for investors?

  • How can EU and UK market access a full picture of liquidity and volumes beyond lit markets?
  • How can industry best define and report hidden liquidity?
  • Which liquidity sources are accessible, and how is crossing and internalised flow being reported?
  • Will a European consolidated tape solve the liquidity transparency issue?
  • How does the current post-trade transparency regime, under MiFID, need adapting to capture the full scope of equity trading activity in Europe?

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