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February 1, 2005 - FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) announces the FPL Canadian Electronic Trading Conference 2005 to be held June 7th at the Toronto Board of Trade in downtown Toronto. 200 securities industry leaders and 20 exhibitors will come together to focus on enhancing securities trading processes through the use of electronic trading and the FIX Protocol as a key enabler.
The investment industry, in addressing trade quality and execution costs, is looking to electronic trading and tools like FIX to enhance trading efficiency and best execution. They also need to respond to industry and regulatory initiatives regarding trade confirmation on trade date vs. the current practice of taking up to three days. The FPL Canadian Electronic Trading Conference 2005 will identify best practices used to meet industry and regulatory requirements and how electronic trading and FIX can help facilitate the required changes.
The conference has three major streams to address the business, trading and technical interests of attendees. It is structured to allow attendees to collaborate, learn and strategize with their colleagues and gain insights from Canadian, U.S. and international electronic trading and FIX leaders.
The FPL Canadian Electronic Trading Conference 2005 builds on the success of the FPL conferences in New York in 2004 and Hong Kong in 2003. These conferences support the global expansion of electronic trading and FIX. The FPL Canadian Electronic Trading Conference 2005 will further the growth of this knowledge in Canada.
In addition to facilitating information exchange, the conference also provides a forum for industry participants to influence the continued evolution of electronic trading and the FIX Protocol. FIX is continually expanding and refining itself to encompass the dynamic nature of securities trading.
eClientscope, a specialized consultancy involved with the Canadian securities industry restructuring, is working with the Canadian financial industry and FPL to organize the conference. This collaboration will deliver a conference that is focused on assisting participants in enhancing trading efficiency and quality.
Ross Hutcheon of UBS Investment Bank and Chair of FPL’s Global Education & Marketing Committee stated, "I am very pleased that FPL is championing the Canadian Electronic Trading Conference 2005. It builds on the very successful FPL conference in New York last November.”
Please visit http://www.fixprotocol.org/fplcanada2005 for additional information on the conference.
About FIX Protocol Ltd
FIX Protocol Ltd. is a non-profit organization that owns the intellectual property rights of the Financial Information eXchange protocol (FIX), which is provided free to the public. FIX is a globally recognized messaging standard enabling the electronic communication of pre-trade and trade messages between financial institutions, primarily investment managers, broker/dealers, ECNs and stock exchanges. For more information, see www.fixprotocol.org http://www.fixprotocol.org/ .
About eClientscope Inc.
eClientscope Inc. is a Canadian specialized consultancy serving the financial and investment industry. The firm has been involved in establishing and managing the Canadian Capital Markets Association’s STP Program Office and has conducted an in-depth study on investment manager operational efficiency. eClientscope’s current focus is operational efficiency and the innovative possibilities that end-to-end automation can bring to securities processes. For more information, see www.eclientscope.com http://www.eclientscope.com/
Contact
Miss Courtney Doyle at: +1 (212) 652 4469 fpl@fixprotocol.org (FPL Program Office)
Mr. Robert Smythe at: +1 (416) 363-7000 rsmythe@eclientscope.com (eClientscope Inc.)