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FPL Exchanges and ECNs Briefing 2007
FPL Program Office / FIX Protocol Ltd. <>
10 Jan 2007 8:46AM ET

We invite you to join leading representatives from the FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) Community at the inaugural FPL Exchanges and ECNs Briefing which will take place in London on February 1st 2007 hosted by Thomson Financial.

The financial services landscape is evolving, presenting significant challenges and opportunities for the Exchanges and ECNs community. Attend the FPL Exchanges and ECNs briefing to learn, strategise and discuss some of most important issues facing the industry today and to understand how application of both the FIX Protocol(SM) and the FAST Protocol(SM) could help your firm stay one step ahead.

Topics will include:
•The FPL Exchanges and ECNs Working Group Road Map
•Exchange Interface Harmonisation
•The role of MiFID in the changing industry landscape
•A Review of the New Features available to FIX Exchange/ECN Interfaces
•The FAST Protocol(SM): Vendor, Firm and Exchange / ECN Interoperability
•The FAST Protocol(SM): Optimising Market Data for Exchanges / ECNs
•The Exchange Community’s Plans for FAST(SM)
•The New Products from the Exchanges and ECNs Community
•How the Exchange and ECN Community is utilising the FIX Protocol
•Sell-Side Trends Affecting the Industry

Speakers and Panelists will include:

Matt Simpson, Co-Chair FPL Exchanges/ECNs Working Group, Associate Director of Electronic Trading Architecture,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Hanno Klein, Co-Chair FPL Exchanges/ECNs Working Group, Senior Project Manager, Deutsche Börse Group
Rikard Hedberg, Member of the FPL Global Technical Committee, Lead FIX Protocol Analyst , OMX
Nigel Harold, FPL Member, Manager, Real-Time Data Development, London Stock Exchange
Mark Reece, FPL Member, Trading Systems Architect, London Stock Exchange David Litner, FPL Member, Senior Vice President, NYSE Group
Bob Fuller, CEO, Equiduct
Greg Maynard, Member FPL Exchanges/ECNs Working Group, System and Product Strategy Officer, International
Securities Exchange
Dennis Genetski, FPL Member, Associate Director of Market Data Development, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Joe Lobraco, FPL Member, Application Architect, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Hirander Misra, FPL Member, FVP - Head of Strategic Product Development & Director, Instinet Chi-X
Malgorzata Rychter, FPL Member, Head of Trading Systems Development Section, Warsaw Stock Exchange
Rolf Andersson, Member of the FPL Market Data Optimisation Working Group, CEO, Pantor Engineering
John White, Chair FPL EMEA Business Practices Subcommittee Head of Connectivity and Commission Management
EMEA, HSBC
Jay Hurley, Co-Chair Global Foreign Exchange Technical Committee, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Ron Newell, Member FPL Exchanges/ECNs Working Group, SVP, Head Enterprise Systems Design, OCEO, Strategy,
Singapore Exchange
Bryan Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, FXMarketSpace
Chris Pickles, Co-Chair FPL Global Marketing and Communications Committee, Manager, Industry Relations, BT Radianz
Richard Balarkas, Co-Chair FPL Global Steering Committee, Managing Director, Credit Suisse

For further information about this event please visit www.fixprotocol.org/documents/3012/FPL%20Exchanges%20ECNs%20%20in

To register for this free event please contact the FPL Program Office by email at fpl@fixprotocol.org or telephone + 1 212 652 4469. Please advise of your full name, position, company and contact telephone number when registering. Please be advised that this event has limited capacity, FPL members will be granted priority registration and FPL reserves all rights to attendance.