Craig Viani, US Equity Market Structure Expert at False 9 Consulting

Craig Viani


US Equity Market Structure Expert
False 9 Consulting

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December 1st – Tackling Current Priorities

Monday, January 12th, 2015


11:15 Case Study Revolution: How to successfully source liquidity in today's markets: Which proven methods are the buy side using to overcome shortages?

  • Who should be responsible for supplying liquidity in times of stress?
  • How can liquidity be pushed into the light?
  • How to best tackle toxic liquidity
  • Is there a global shortage of liquidity?
  • Pinpointing proven solutions to overcome liquidity shortages

12:00 Panel: Optimising the execution lifecycle: Key steps you can take to overcome liquidity challenges

  • Optimal liquidity-seeking: How to capitalize on customized metrics and advanced trading to navigate liquidity dead-zones
  • Dark strategies: Unveiling successful methods for executing trades in dark venues whilst minimising information leakage
  • Trading decision support: How recent advancements in technology to reach best liquidity in a wide range of multi-venue trading scenarios
  • Alpha alignment: Newer ways to align execution strategy with investment style and improve the broker/buyside workflow

December 2nd – Driving Future Profitability

Thursday, February 12th, 2015


09:50 All-Star Panel: How to foster a closer partnership between portfolio management and execution to capitalize on new alpha generation opportunities

  • How to take advantage of the trader's insight of market movements in the investment process
  • How to consolidate pre-trade cost information with portfolio direction to enable best execution
  • How to improve the relationship between portfolio management and execution to boost overall performance
  • How to streamline trading processes to guarantee trading activity is an accurate extension of the investment strategy

14:00 Panel Revolution: Striking the optimal balance: How to organize technology on the desk to maximize trader efficiency

  • How to get the balance of algo’s and traders right on your trading floor
  • How to leverage technology to execute small liquid trades
  • How to equip your traders with the skill set required to pick up the intellectually challenging illiquid trades
  • How to increase the use of low-touch trading tools without compromising on performance

14:45 Crystal Ball Outlook Panel: Equity trading in 2020: How to best position your trading desk to capitalize on future trends

  • Exposing the future regulatory landscape: What would be the ideal scenario versus the reality: How can you best prepare for both?
  • Radical market structure shifts: How will the interaction between the buy side, sell side, trading venues, and technology providers change?
  • Mathematicians vs. economists: What will be the most desirable trader profile in the coming decade?
  • The evolution of the human trader: How will the trader skill-set need to evolve to keep up with technology advancements?