TradeTech FX USA 2017 (past event)

February 13 - 15, 2017

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Francisco J Heredia


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Independent Expert

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Day 1- Tuesday February 14th 2017

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016


15:00 360 Perspective: More than just box ticking- How to use your FX TCA throughout the trade life cycle to maximize your chances of best execution

  • Realizing the benefits of FX TCA during the full trade life cycle- How can you maximize the value of your current TCA system?
  • Fuelling your TCA- Where can you find reliable data and how can you establish the good from the bad to ensure a more dependable TCA offering?
  • How can you prove to your end clients that your TCA methodology is best suited and guaranteed to prove best execution?
  • FX vs Equities TCA- Why is the equities TCA methodology flawed for FX and how can FX TCA catch up to equities TCA standards?
  • How can the current FX TCA methodologies be improved for the future to satisfy your best execution needs?

16:55 Oxford Style Debate: True or False- Last look is a major hindrance and should be removed from FX markets

  • True or False- The removal of last look would be a major detriment to FX markets
  • What is the logic behind last look and what are the triggers for rejecting the tickets?
  • Does last look hinder ‘fair market’ conditions and benefit the sell side too or is it a fair and open methodology?
  • Can banks be more transparent with how they handle client flows?
  • Last look standardization- Should all liquidity providers adhere to last look standards in order to improve transparency and help regulate the usage of last look?

Day 2- Wednesday February 15th 2017

Friday, March 2nd, 2018


11:40 360 Perspective: Front Office Talent- What skillsets are essential when running successful FX trading teams in electronic markets?

  • How do the traditional FX trading approaches need to change in order to prosper in a new FX structure?
  • What expertise and technological know how is now needed on the buy side in increasingly electronic markets?
  • How is the impact of senior staff leaving and reduced risk appetite impacting the required skillsets of buy side traders?
  • Is increased technology usage leading to the disintermediation of relationships between the buy and sell side?