Register Today to Attend the FPL Latin America Electronic Trading Conference
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11 Mar 2008 1:17PM ETJoin FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) on April 2nd for the inaugural FPL Latin America Electronic Trading Conference, which will take place at the BM&F-Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
This event will provide attendees with a greater understanding of the key electronic trading trends impacting the global financial markets and the issues, challenges and opportunities experienced by firms wishing to trade in Latin America. The event agenda has been carefully formulated based on local market feedback, resulting in an innovative and educational program of business and technically focused sessions, which will be of significant interest to both current and potential users of electronic trading and the FIX Protocol.
Topic areas will include:
•Trading in Latin America – how is this market developing and where is it going?
•The electronic trading trends driving the European, Asian and American markets today
•The key algorithmic trading strategies being employed within the local markets and the trends surfacing in the international markets
•The opportunities Direct Market Access (DMA) offers to firms trading in Latin America
•The Latin American Exchange Traded Derivatives market
•The changing role of the Buy-side trader
•Clearing and settlement in Latin America
•Implementing the FIX and FIX Adapted for STreaming (FAST)(SM) Protocols
•The new FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl)(SM)
Speakers will include:
Diego Anfossi, Project Director, Mercado Abierto Electronico (MAE)
Scott Atwell, FPL Global Steering Committee Co-Chair, Manager of FIX Trading and Connectivity, American Century Investments
José Carlos Branco, Trading Officer, Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F)
Carlos Ramirez Cervera, Head of Electronic Trading Services, Finamex
André Demarco, Equities Trading Director, BOVESPA
Diego Fernandez, CEO, Rosario Futures Exchange (Rofex)
Spiros Giannaros, Vice President, Sales, Americas, Charles River Development
Kevin Houstoun, FPL Global Technical Committee Co-Chair, Consultant to HSBC
Ross Hutcheon, FPL Global Education and Marketing Co-Chair, Executive Director - Direct Execution, UBS Investment Bank
Alvaro Affonso Mendonça, Financial and Environmental Products Director, Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F)
George Molina, FPL Asia Pacific Regional Committee Co-Chair, Senior Vice President, Director of Asian Trading, Franklin Templeton Investments
Verdi Rosa Monteiro, Business and Market Development Officer, Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F)
Ricardo Pinto Nogueira, Market Operations Executive Director, BOVESPA
Jim Northey, FPL Americas Regional Committee Co-Chair, Co-Founder, LaSalle Technology Group
Greg Orsini, VP, Connectivity Solutions, Orc Software
Gustavo Picolla, CEO, MATba
Ignacio Plaza, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Primary e-Trading Latin America
Felix Schouchana, Agribusiness and Energy Director, Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F)
Agenor Silva, Deputy Director of Settlement Services, Brazilian Clearing and Depository Corporation (CBLC)
Cícero Augusto Viera Neto, Chief Clearinghouse Officer, Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange (BM&F)
Dr. Christian J. Zimmer, Head of Quantitative Research/Portfolio Management, Itau
Registration
This event will be free to attend for financial market participants, however places are limited and going fast. To secure your space please visit the event website at www.fixprotocol.org/latinamericaconference2008
Sponsorship Opportunities
A range of sponsorship opportunities are available at this event, details for which may be found on the event website. If your firm is interested in sponsoring this event and would like to discuss the options available, please contact Daniella Baker, FPL Marketing and Communications Manger by email at Daniella.Baker@fixprotocol.org or telephone +44 (0) 207 936 9334.
For further information about the FPL Latin America Electronic Trading Conference please visit
www.fixprotocol.org/latinamericaconference2008
