Tod Van Name

Global Head of FX Electronic Execution
Bloomberg LP

Tod Van Name is global head of FX and commodity electronic trading atBloomberg. Based in New York, he oversees business strategy and productdevelopment for Bloomberg'sForeign Exchange trading platform FXGO on the Bloomberg Professional service, the world's most trusted source for real-timeand historical financial data, news, research and analytics.

Mr. Van Nameand his team were instrumental in creating the desktop FX product, includingthe development of FXGO, which allows clients to perform pre-trade andpost-trade analytics, trade a wide variety of FX instruments, and manage theirFX risk via the Bloomberg Professional service.

Previously,Mr. Van Name was global business manager for various product groups includingEconomics, FX, Commodities and Fixed Income. He also directed Bloomberg's teamof application specialists in the Americas who provide market expertise andBloomberg analytical solutions to internal and external clients. Prior tojoining Bloomberg in 2006, he traded currencies and options for over 19 yearsat several major banks, and served as senior vice president and manager offoreign exchange trading at Fuji Bank, where he oversaw the spot, forward andoption trading desks. He has a BA in Economics from the University ofCalifornia and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management. He had been quoted widely in media includinge-forex, Euromoney, Financial Times, FX Week, and Profit & Loss.

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Day 2- Wednesday February 15th 2017

Friday, March 2nd, 2018

09:00 All Star Panel: The changing economics of FX liquidity provision- How can you overcome reduced risk appetite and lower dealer balance sheets to source reliable liquidity in FX markets?

Analyzing the state of liquidity- What have been the key drivers to illiquidity in FX markets and what strategies can you exploit to over come them?
The link between volatility and illiquidity- How can you best manage your FX execution in volatile conditions?
Black swan risk mitigation- How can liquidity conditions be improved during times of market stress and how can you adapt your strategy to manage this?
Should the distribution of liquidity be more evenly spread between the top banks and the rest in order to facilitate a fairer Aggregating a fragmented market- How can technology help you understand liquidity conditions to help you make more informed trading decisions?
Hot potato trading- Does this represent the future for FX with reduced risk appetite and inventory on the sell side?