TradeTech Europe 2025

13 - 15 May, 2025

Palais des Congrès de Paris

Matthew McLoughlin

Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Trading Independent


Day 1 | 14th May

9:00 AM Market Structure Reform Panel: Reviving the stock market: How can policymakers, regulators and market participants work together to build a successful, efficient and integrated public equities market ecosystem?

  • Exploring the economic importance of a functioning equities markets and the key drivers for success
  • How does US and EU capital markets compare, and what lessons can EU markets learn from the US model?
  • Why are UK entrepreneurs struggling to raise capital and therefore listing in other regions, and what structural reforms are needed to reverse this trend?
  • Is a European consolidated tape, and a review of financial taxes and stamp duty, crucial for the growth of the public market?
  • How has the FCA’s new simplified listing regime helped support firms seeking to list shares in the UK?

2:55 PM Market Hours Debate: Reviewing stock market trading hours: What is the case for and against reducing the trading day?

  • What are the key concerns around the potential impact to volumes and liquidity?
  • If Europe was to shorten market hours, how would the implementation work and what are the risks around misalignment between stock exchanges?
  • Examining other markets, such as Norway, and how the move to shorter trading hours has impacted volumes and market functioning?
  • What impact will shorter trading hours have on talent retention and improving the diversity of the investment management industry?

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

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