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Register Today for the FPL Japan Electronic Trading Summit 2006
FPL Program Office / FIX Protocol Ltd. <>
7 Sep 2006 9:50AM ET

The growth of electronic trading and the FIX Protocol have revolutionised the financial services sector, enabling market participants to transact in a transparent, cost effective and timely manner. The electronic trading landscape is evolving and FIX adoption is spreading across the asset classes. Join the leading industry experts at the FPL Japan Electronic Trading Summit 2006 to develop a stronger understanding of the advancing electronic trading environment, the challenges the industry is facing and how the FIX Protocol may be applied to meet changing business requirements.
 
Topics will include:

* The Japanese Electronic Trading Status Report

* Multi Asset Class Electronic Trading, Opportunities beyond Cash Equities

* Transaction Cost Analysis, the implications for Best Execution

* The Dynamics of Overseas' Exchange Movements, and the Impact on the Global Markets

* Algorithmic Trading, the Japanese State of Play

* Commission Unbundling, Global Developments and Penetration in Japan

* Japanese Exchanges, Visions for the Future

 
Confirmed Speakers and Panellists include:

Atsuo Tachikawa, Manager, Administration Management Department, Daiwa SB Investments Ltd

Carrie Cheung, Co-Chair FPL Japan Regional Committee, VP, Client
Connectivity, Merrill Lynch

Chip Lowry, Co-Chair FPL Global Foreign Exchange Business Practices
Sub-committee, Managing Director, State Street Global Markets

Gen Utsumi, Co-Chair FPL Japan Regional Committee, Country Manager, Japan, Global FIX Technology, NYFIX

Hiroshi Matsubara, Head of Marketing, Japan, Royalblue, Fidessa

Justin Short, VP, Asia Pacific Electronic Trading, Merrill Lynch

Kenichi Shikano, Senior Trader, Trading Section, Investment Planning
Department, Mitsui Asset Trust & Banking

Michio Yoneda, President & CEO, Osaka Stock Exchange

Mitsuhiro Kidokoro, Director, Connectivity, Nikko Citigroup Limited

Neil Katkov, Group Head Asia Research, Celent

Olivier Thiriet, MD, Equity Execution, Asia Pacific, Credit Suisse

Richard Balarkas, Co-Chair FPL Global Steering Committee, MD, Head of Equity Trading Services, Credit Suisse

Richard Odoi, Head of Trading, Barclays Global Investors Japan

Richard Semark, MD, Head of Sales Trading, UBS London

Robert Gasser, CEO, NYFIX

Robert Hogan, MD, Head of Agency Execution Department, Global Markets,
Deutsche Securities

Sadakazu Osaki, Executive Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets
Research

Scott Atwell, Co-Chair FPL Global Steering Committee, Manager of FIX Trading & Connectivity, American Century Investments

Alasdair Haynes, Co-Chair FPL EMEA Regional Committee, Chief Executive of ITG in Europe, ITG

John Fildes, Managing Director, Hong Kong, Instinet

Takashi Tsutsui, President & CEO, JASDAQ

Tamotosu Matsunuma, General Manager, Equity Trading Dept, Nomura Asset
Management

Taku Yamamoto, Head of Equity Division, Pension Investment Department,
Pension Fund Association

Yasuo Tobiyama, Senior MD, COO & CFO, Tokyo Stock Exchange

*MC for the day: Tomoko Komori, Head of Equity Electronic Trading Sales,
Japan, Bloomberg LP

For further information about the event please visit www.fixprotocol.org/japanese