TradeTech - The World's Largest Trading Technology Event

Event Benefits

1. Technology PLUS Strategy
2. Over 700 Buy Side
3. HFT AND Emerging Markets Focus Days

2012 News & Highlights

A number of headline subjects dominated TradeTech this year – few presentations or panels could escape the 800lb regulatory gorilla in the room, or the spectres of falling volumes and shrinking margins that were haunting the brokers. Perhaps the most interesting theme of the conference though was not what was being discussed on the stage, but what was being whispered in the exhibition hall and in the bars… a rumour that a single trend that has dominated market dynamics for 10 years may be about to be reversed.

The buy side outsource technology. Fact. Right? Perhaps not for much longer

It seems that after years of using systems provided by their brokers, and years of discussions at previous TradeTech events about how such systems rarely met the real needs of the buy side, at least the largest asset managers intend to bring technology infrastructure back in house. How this may impact the brokers, for whom technology has become one of few points of distinction for their increasingly commoditised services, remains to be seen. What is certain is that if the rumours prove true, this is likely to be as hotly discussed on stage at TradeTech 2013 as it was off stage in 2012.

Infrastructure, latency and technology innovation

How fast is fast enough? – was one of the main questions for several panels. Different ideas of what is coming after latency and how the brokers and buy side are expected to cope with the super fast paced environment of technology developments came up in most discussions and presentations. Exchanges had an opportunity to show their vision for the future, with capacity and volatility forming the main topics for discussion