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Providing a Forum Where the Issues, Challenges and Opportunities Impacting The MENA Trading Community will be Debated!
The FPL Middle East Briefing 2011 will provide a forum where the real business and technical issues impacting the Middle Eastern trading community will be discussed by industry leading speakers. It will provide an opportunity for delegates to learn about new and emerging trading trends, and the many benefits that the FIX Protocol family of standards presents to firms trading in the region. In addition to a strong agenda delivered by key industry speakers, this event will also feature an exhibition hall showcasing the latest products and services available to the region and close with a drinks reception, offering significant networking opportunities for all delegates in attendance.
Topics will include:
• The key trends emerging within the Middle East, including the growth in algorithmic trading, direct market access and the evolution of high frequency trading, including projections for how these trading practices will evolve over the next 12 to 24 months
• Trading electronically in the Middle East – the challenges and opportunities that will impact investor market participants as the trading environment becomes increasingly automated and how firms can take advantage of these developments
• How firms in the Middle East can effectively meet the challenges of changing regulatory requirements
• The factors to consider when choosing an OMS as a Middle Eastern trader?
• Algorithmic and automated trading - what are the options available to local firms and what business focused benefits can be achieved?
• The potential FIX offers to support the evolving needs of the region’s trading community
Speakers will include:
Stuart Adams, EMEA Regional Director, FIX Protocol Limited
Maher Asham, CEO, Egypt for Information Dissemination (EGID)
Mehdi Bilgrami, Head of Exchange Traded Instruments, MEA, Thomson Reuters
Henk D’Hoore, Head of Product, EMEA, Interactive Data Real-Time Services
Catherine Doherty, Head of Operations, MENA, Investit
Candice Dott, Managing Middle East and African Equity Trading Systems, Bloomberg
Martin Engdal, Director of Product Marketing, Advent Software
Seif Fikry, Head of Brokerage UAE and Oman, EFG Hermes
Anders Henriksson, CEO, CameronTec
Adam Heyburn, Head of Trading for the Middle East, HSBC
Peter Holmgren, Managing Director, ULLINK
Kevin Houstoun, Co-Chair FPL Global Technical Committee, Chairman and Founder, Rapid Addition
Ganesh M. Iyer, Head of Product & Market Development, HSBC Securities Services - Middle East & Africa
Riadh Koubaa, VP, Electronic Trading & AES Sales, Credit Suisse
Giorgio Masala, AIM Head of Business Management for Europe and Emerging Markets, Bloomberg
Andrew Reid-Thomas, Sales Manager, Middle East, Charles River Developments
Ian Salmon, Head of Enterprise Business Development, Fidessa
Eric Salomons, Associate Director, MARKETS, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Ahmed Talhaoui, Head of Portfolio Management, Royal Capital PJSC
Nick Wright, Head of Institutional Brokerage, Mubasher Financial Services
Register Today!
All buy-side attendees benefit from FREE attendance at this event!
FPL Premier Global Member firms receive 2 FREE attendee passes!
FPL Member firms will receive 1 FREE pass!
Additional FPL Member firm passes are available for just £49 GBP
Non-Member firm passes are also available for just £99 GBP
All FPL Member firm free passes will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so register quickly to secure your place!
For detailed event information please visit: www.fixprotocol.org.dubai2011