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Please visit www.fixprotocol.org/AmericasConference2004 to learn more about and register for the FPL Americas Conference 2004.
November 16th and 17th
New York Marriott Financial Center
85 West Street, New York, NY 10006
We encourage you to register prior to September 15th as the fee for FPL members will increase from $495 to $695 and for non-members from $695 to $895!
Representative Topics
• FIX Impact in the United States and Globally – Exploring the past, present and future of FIX as the protocol reaches maturity in U.S. equities and increases penetration across asset classes and markets
• Electronic Services Impact on Broker Dealers – FIX connectivity has enabled numerous market innovations. Broker dealers will discuss their changing role in providing value to the buy-side. Topics include direct market access, execution strategies, achieving best execution, and algorithmic trading.
• Buy-Side Electronic Trading Needs - Buy-side firms will discuss their expectations and reactions to new services and trading options.
• FIX Adoption Experiences– From business justification to production identifying the process and lessons learned from users of FIX.
• FIX for Allocations, Affirms and Confirms – Opportunities to extend FIX into post-trade processing raise interesting questions with respect to implementation models including central and point to point matching.
• New Functionality in FIX 4.4 Messaging – FIX developers can come up to speed on new functionality in the FIX 4.4 specification; including FIXML benefits, improvements over older versions of FIX, and specification repository resources available for implementing FIX 4.4.
• FIX Certification Update – Panel discussion with the FPL-selected certifiers with an update on certification efforts and a discussion of the advantages and limitations of standardized certification
• FIX Inside the Firm – Learn how firms are using FIX/FIXML to improve reference data management and internal messaging across the trade life cycle including standardizing the standard.
• FIX Message Structure: An Implementation Perspective – Introduction to FIX development from seasoned implementers of FIX
• Regulatory Impact/Role of FIX – FIX has been the instigator and resolution to regulatory changes. Drivers of regulatory change as well as potential outcomes of Regulation NMS will be discussed as well as the role of FIX in regulatory reporting (e.g., OATS, OTS).
• FIX Across Asset Classes – Breakout sessions on FIX in the three distinct product areas including discussions on status, obstacles, solutions and potential impact.
• Fixed Income and FIX – Enabling electronic trading, initial implementation success
• Derivatives and FIX – Adoption across the trade lifecycle
• Foreign Exchange and FIX – New interest; addressing market uniqueness
• Algorithmic Trading - The importance of algorithmic trading to the industry led to the creation of the FPL Algorithmic Trading Working Group. Session will include updates on working group’s initiatives.
• Enabling Hedge Funds and Outsourcing – Discussion of how FIX has contributed to the growth of hedge funds and servicing options (i.e., prime brokers) for hedge funds including how firms can promote the use of FIX to gain clients and increase customer service.
• OMS and FIX Engine Vendors – Focusing on unique features of the OMS and FIX engine vendors including vendor insight into where the industry is going.
• Closing Session: Debating the Future of FIX – Industry leaders providing a vision of where FIX is going at multiple levels. Panel discussion will highlight market trends and underlying panelist assumptions.
Confirmed Speakers
• Ryan Andrews, Director of Market Connectivity, Trading Technologies
• Scott Atwell, Manager of FIX Trading and Connectivity, American Century
• Kathy Ball-Tonic, Executive Director, Global Partners Program, Omgeo
• Mark Bisker, Chief Executive Officer, B2BITs
• Roger Burkhardt, Chief Technology Officer, New York Stock Exchange
• Carl Carrie, Head of Algorithmic & Analytic Trading, JPMorgan Electronic Execution Services
• Paul Cleaver, Managing Director, Chief Information Officer, Global Finance and Co-head of Futures Business, Deutsche Bank
• Mike Cormack, President, Archipelago Holdings
• Steve Donovan, Chief Investment Technology Officer, Massachusetts Financial Services
• Rob Flatley, Managing Director and Head of ETS Marketing, Support and Strategic Alliances, Bank of America
• Sam Gaer, Chief Information Officer, New York Mercantile Exchange
• John Goeller, Senior Vice President and US Head of Connectivity, Lehman Brothers
• Christian Hauff, Associate Director, Barclays Capital
• Bill Hebert, Vice President, Director of Strategic Development and Electronic Trading, Fidelity Capital Markets
• Sam Johnson, President and CEO, TransactTools
• Jim Kaye, Vice President Electronic Trading Systems Europe, Goldman Sachs
• Martin Koopman, Commercial Director, Cameron Systems
• Jim Leman, President, SunGard Trading Systems/BRASS
• Alan Line, Director/Head of Dealing, F&C Management Ltd
• Marilyn Martin, Application Development Manager, The Capital Group
• Brian Nathan, Director of MFN Sales, Macgregor
• Ron Newell, Associate Director and Architect, Electronic Trading Systems, Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Jim Northey, Chief Technology Officer, Jordan & Jordan
• Ryan Pierce, Lead Engineer on FIX Interfaces, Townsend Analytics
• Jerry Savoretti, Vice President of Product Management, Javelin Technologies (NYFIX)
• Alan Schwartz, Senior Vice President and General Manager of TNS’ Financial Services Division, Transaction Network Services
• Scott Stickler, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
Please note that the exhibiting price for FPL member firms is $3,500 and will be open to non members after Wednesday, September 15th. Reserve your spot today as there are only 4 spots left!
Exhibiting Firms:
Aegis
Cameron Systems
Davidge Data Systems
Deutsche Bank
FIXML Flyer
GL Trade
JP Morgan
LineData Services
Macgregor
NYFIX
Omgeo
Radianz
Smartstream
SunGard Financial Networks
SunGard Trading Systems
SWIFT
Thomson Financial
Townsend Analytics
Transaction Network Services
TransactTools
Worldwide Business Research
There are only 4 sponsorship opportunities still available. We’d like to thank our confirmed sponsors whose contributions have made it possible to have such a significant event at a reasonable cost!
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Day 1 Afternoon Break - AVAILABLE
Day 1 Cocktail Party (Sponsor 1) - UBS Investment Bank www.ubs.com
Day 1 Cocktail Party (Sponsor 2)- SunGard www.sungard.com
Day 2 Breakfast - AVAILABLE
Day 2 A.M. Break - AVAILABLE
Day 2 Lunch- Barclay’s www.barclays.com
Day 2 Afternoon Break - AVAILABLE
Conference Materials Book - Transaction Network Services www.tnsi.com
Tote Bags - Omgeo- www.omgeo.com
Exhibit Guide - NYFIX www.nyfix.com
To reserve your Exhibit Space or Sponsorship Opportunity contact the FPL Program Office via telephone at + 1 212 652 4469 or via email fpl@fixprotocol.org.
Once again, the link to the Conference website is http://www.fixprotocol.org/AmericasConference2004.