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Register Today- FPL Breakfast Briefing: The FIX Protocol an Effective Solution for Foreign Exchange
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27 Sep 2007 1:55PM ET

The FIX Protocol: An Effective Solution for Foreign Exchange
FPL Breakfast Briefing – October 18th 2007, London

Electronic trading and the FIX Protocol are gaining traction within the foreign exchange space. Due to ongoing development to the protocol, this market sector is now benefiting from greater transparency, reduced error rates, increased efficiencies and cost savings. Join industry leaders from the FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) community for the October 18th, Foreign Exchange Breakfast Briefing in London to:

- Learn about the capabilities of FIX for foreign exchange and the additional functionality provided by the recently released FIX 5.0
 
- Further your understanding of the key market trends impacting the foreign exchange market space including the growth of Algorithmic Trading and the ever evolving market structure

- Profit from the experiences of firms who have implemented FIX for foreign exchange, the challenges they have overcome and lessons learned

- Gain a competitive edge by following the best practices promoted by the FPL Global Foreign Exchange Committee

- Develop an understanding of the work currently underway by FPL as it seeks to further streamline the foreign exchange trade life-cycle through the automation of additional workflows including confirmations / affirmations and post-trade allocations
 
Speakers will include:
- Jonathan Healey, Co-Chair FPL Global Foreign Exchange Business Practices Subcommittee, Head of ecommerce FX EMEA, HSBC
- Frank Mikulecz, Co-Chair FPL Global Foreign Exchange Technical Subcommittee, Managing Director, Baxter-FX
- David Newns, Director, Technology Account Management, Currenex
- Karsten Strøbæk, Member FPL Global Foreign Exchange Committee, Lead and Principal Developer/Global Head of FIX, B2B & STP Services, Saxo Bank

This concentrated breakfast briefing will commence at 8:30am and is free to attend, for further agenda details please visit FPL Breakfast Briefing. To register, please email your full name, position, company and contact telephone number to FIX Protocol Limited at fpl@fixprotocol.org, or telephone + 44 (0)20 7936 9047 by Monday, October 15th.

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