How are regulation, technology and market structure developments shaping the derivatives markets of tomorrow?  Learn about developments in the wake of Dodd-Frank, Washington’s initiatives to manage our fiscal crisis, and the continued efforts by the SEC and CFTC to bring regulation into the technology-driven market realities of today.

2 pm - 2:30 pm – Registration & Networking

2:30 pm – Opening Remarks, Andy Nybo, Principal, Head of Derivatives Research, TABB Group

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm  - Special Armchair Conversation

Bryan T. Durkin, Chief Operating Officer, CME Group and Larry Tabb, CEO & Founder, TABB Group

3:15 pm – 3:55 pm  - Futurization & Managing Interest Rate Exposure

Who is winning the execution battle? A panel of industry experts will examine the evolving execution landscape.  Panelists will discuss how the industry is adapting to the shifts in market structure and new approaches to issues facing today’s trading desks.

Panelists:

Robert Almgren, Head of Research, Quantitative Brokers  

Jay Feuerstein, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer, 2100 Xenon Group, LLC

Paul Hamill, Managing Director, Global Fixed Income Trading, UBS Investment Bank

Moderated by: E. Paul Rowady, Jr., Senior Analyst, TABB Group

3:55pm – 4:35 pm - The State of the FCM Business

Panelists will provide a critical review of how the FCM industry is adapting to shifts in market structure resulting from the rapidly evolving regulatory environment.  Topics to be discussed include the challenges of managing an FCM business under increasing costs, technology complexity around operational efficiency and compliance mandates.

Panelists:

Eric Aldous, CFA, FRM, Head of Derivatives Clearing and Futures, RBC Capital Markets

Randall Costa, Managing Director, Citadel LLC

Paul Maley, Managing Director & Head of Listed Derivatives, Americas, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

John Roe, President, Roe Capital Management and Co-Founder,  Commodity Customer Coalition

Moderated by: Matthew Simon, Senior Analyst, TABB Group

4:35 pm – 5:15 pm - Risk Management in an Automated Marketplace

The regulatory desire to increase transparency, reduce systemic risk and level the playing field has pushed more and more trading onto electronic systems that automate trading processes.  This panel will review how automation has both reduced and raised the stakes when technology fails.

Panelists:

Kurt M. Eckert, Principal and Head of Market Structure, Wolverine Trading LLC

Denis Medvedsek, Managing Director, Knight Capital Group

Peter Nabicht, Executive Vice President, Allston Trading

Carlos Saez, Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Spot Trading LLC

 Moderated by: Andy Nybo, Principal, Head of Derivatives Research, TABB Group

5:15 pm - Closing Remarks - Andy Nybo, Principal, Head of Derivatives Research, TABB Group

5:30pm – Cocktail Reception