Wail Azizi

Day 1 | 14th May

Examining retail flow in Europe, which countries have more retail investors and why?
Outlining the differences in US vs EU market structure, and the key factors driving robust retail involvement in the US
What efforts are being made to educate retail investors on how to trade futures and options to improve liquidity in both cash and equity derivatives markets?
When is retail liquidity most available during the trading day [opening, throughout, at the close]?
How are brokers leveraging retail flow for their clients, and what trends are they seeing?
How are exchanges enhancing their services to attract more retail order flow and enabling institutions to better interact with this flow on-exchange?

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?