Matt Lyons SVP

Global Trading Manager
The Capital Group

Matt Lyons is the Global Trading Manager at Capital Group, which has AUM exceeding $1.35 trillion. Matt is responsible for Capital Group’s global equity trading operations; managing 12 associates across all regions, including equity traders, regional managers, quantitative execution group and research relationship group. He has recently successfully:
- Executed a global CSA program
- Implemented a new proprietary order management system
- Optimized TCA data
- Capitalized on buy-side to buy-side trading ventures to tackle his biggest challenge of sourcing liquidity
Matt will be sharing his insights on the keynote panel on buy side to buys side trading, and how he has leveraged TCA data to improve trader behavior at the Equities Leaders Summit

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Matt.

Download The Latest Agenda

December 1st – Tackling Current Priorities

Monday, January 12th, 2015

08:25 All-Star Panel: Exclusive update on buy side to buy side trading initiatives - How your trading desk can capitalize on this to source block liquidity

Can Luminex unlock enough liquidity to enable block trading?
Buy side owned trading venues: Will they have enough traction to revolutionize the way you trade?
Are homegrown buy side trading solutions the new execution platform of choice?
How is buy side to buy side trading transforming existing routes to market? How does it affect buy side to broker relations?

Moderated by:

Mark Kuzminskas, Global Head of Trading, The Boston Partners

11:15 Panel: Unlocking TCA’s full potential: How to standardize analysis and leverage data to improve trading performance

How to work out your cost of trading - what to measure and how to measure it
Guaranteeing accountability: How to compare ‘apple and pear’ data across divergent trading strategies
How to contextualize data to derive accurate and actionable results from TCA
How can you best leverage TCA to influence trading decisions and improve your execution performance

December 2nd – Driving Future Profitability

Thursday, February 12th, 2015

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?