Vlad Khandros

Global Head of Market Structure and Liquidity Strategy
UBS

Vlad advises clients and internal groups on market structure issues and focuses extensively on UBS's electronic strategy, particularly on exchange and alternative venue analysis, as well as order routing decisions. He is a member of several industry committees on equity markets and electronic trading, including the NYSE Market Structure Advisory Committee, SIFMA Equity Markets & Trading Committee, and STA Trading Issues Equities Committee, and sits on the boards of BIDS Trading LP and Chi-X Global LLC. He joined UBS in 2011 from Liquidnet where he was Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy, responsible for business development, market structure, and government relations. Vlad also holds a BA in Economics and a BS in Political Science from Rutgers University – Rutgers College. He was ranked the rising star of finance in 2011 in Forbes Magazine’s 30 under 30 list.

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December 1st – Tackling Current Priorities

Monday, January 12th, 2015

09:40 Panel: Confronting fragmentation concerns: Can the US equity trading market be consolidated without eliminating competition, stifling innovation, raising transaction costs, and producing subpar performance?

Is consolidation in particular types of trading venues inevitable? Why has there not been more consolidation to date?
Is there a clear winner in each venue category for:

Re-aggregating liquidity
Offering technologically advanced and efficient trade execution
Ensuring market surveillance quality
Providing efficient pricing structures

Are all the arguments against market fragmentation commendable? - it degrades market quality, creates arbitrage opportunities, and deters transparency
Are all the arguments against consolidation commendable?