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2010 Summit on High Frequency Trading
& Quantitative Strategies

Exploring How Recent Regulations, Technological Innovations and the New Breed of Trader are Impacting the US Market Structure

May 17-18, 2010 • Bridgewaters • New York, NY

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About the Conference

2010 Summit on High Frequency Trading & Quantitative Strategies
Exploring How Recent Regulations, Technological Innovations and the New Breed of Trader are Impacting the US Market Structure
May 17-18, 2010 • Bridgewaters • New York, NY

Recently, the U.S. equity markets have undergone a considerable transformation. One of the most significant developments is the advent of High Frequency Trading.  Traders who engage in this strategy are employing methods such as co-location and trading center data feeds in order to facilitate high-speed trades. These recent and arguably controversial trading practices have led the SEC to conduct a review in order to assess whether the current market structure is advantageous to both long- and short-term investors.

The High Frequency Trading Challenge!

In this unique event, we bring together leaders and innovators to share their insights and expertise. In addition to covering traditional topics such as defining the high frequency trading space and focusing on the technical and quantitative issues, what distinguishes this conference from the others is that it also analyzes the impact these strategies have had upon the overall market. Industry practitioners will examine the proposed SEC regulations concerning high frequency trading and other quantitative strategies, how they will affect all market players and whether or not these policies are justified. Finally, experts will help the audience to better understand the latest technological innovations and advancements in high frequency and quantitative trading and what this means for you.

The High Frequency Trading Issues!

Learn what others in your industry are doing to be prepared for the challenges that lie ahead in 2010 and beyond.

The 2010 Summit on High Frequency Trading & Quantitative Strategies, taking place in New York, NY on May 17-18, 2010 will provide you with the strategies necessary to:

• Understand the definition of high frequency trading, the potential regulations that could alter the space and why it should matter to investors
• Assess the impact of high frequency trading on the current market structure and whether this strategy is creating a disadvantage for long-term investors
• Analyze the business characteristics of various strategies including high frequency, market making, systematic quantitative portfolio management and manual forms of quantitative trading
• Explore the technologies required to build high frequency trading systems
• Learn how to apply high frequency trading strategies to diverse asset classes
• Evaluate how co-location services influence liquidity
• Examine the differences between utilizing a systematic model versus a discretionary approach for executing trading decisions
• Build a 100% robotic trading system
• Review the pros and cons of implementing different quantitative strategies for equities, commodities, futures and options
• Grasp what the exchanges are doing in terms of direct access and the implications for the buy-side

The High Frequency Trading Solution!

Register today to reserve your seat at the conference and take advantage of early bird discounts. Call 1-800-646-9581 or register online at http://www.hft2010.com.

We look forward to seeing you in New York!

Sincerely,

GMD High Frequency Trading Team 

Who Should Attend

Senior Executives from the following Organizations:

• Institutional Investment Firms • Foundations
• Asset Management Firms • Family Offices
• Hedge Funds • High Net Worth Individuals
• Quantitative Hedge Funds • Investment Banks
• Proprietary Trading Firms/Desks • Prime Brokers
• Commodity Trading Advisors • Technology Providers
• Fund of Funds • Clearing Service Providers
• Pension Funds • Securities Lawyers
• Wealth Management Firms • Consultants
• Endowments

This conference is also relevant to:

• Exchanges • Government/Regulatory Officials
Conference Day One

Day One
Monday, May 17, 2010

7:15
 Conference Registration & Morning Breakfast
8:00
 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
8:15
 Overview of the High Frequency Trading Market: Why Does this Space Matter?

Arzhang Kamarei
Partner
Tradeworx
9:00
 High Frequency Trading Regulations: Separating Fact from Fiction 

Michael Levas
Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member
Olympian Capital Management

Irene Halpin
Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel
JP Morgan
9:45
 Networking Break and Refreshments
10:15 Looking Ahead: The Outlook for 2010 and Beyond

Timothy Cox
Director, Market Structure Strategist
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
11:00 Assessing the Scope of the High Frequency Trading Market Relative to Other Quantitative Trading Strategies

Trent Cutler
Chief Executive Officer
Cutler Group, LP

Brian Chung
Senior Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Fund of Funds Group
SSARIS Advisors, LLC
11:45
 Adapting High Frequency Trading for Diverse Asset Classes

Garrett Nenner
Managing Director
Coastal Trade Securities
12:30
 Luncheon for Speakers and Delegates
1:30
 Analyzing the Strategies Deployed in High Frequency Trading

Irene Aldridge
Managing Director
Able Alpha Trading
Author of High Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems
2:15
 The Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in High Frequency Trading

Adam Afshar
President
Hyde Park Global Investments
2:45
 Networking Break and Refreshments
3:15
 Man vs. Machine: Which Method is Better in Today’s Economic Climate?

Elliot Noma
Managing Director
Garrett Asset Management

Denise Shull
Chief Executive Officer
The ReThink Group and Trader Psyches

William Kenney
President
Knox Capital Management, LLC

Ben Borton
Principal
MM Capital, LLC

Bradford Paskewitz
Chief Executive Officer
Paskewitz Asset Managemet
4:15
 The Evolution of Direct Access: What are Exchanges Planning?

Paul Zubulake
Senior Analyst
Aite Group
4:45
 End of Day One
Conference Day Two

Day Two
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

7:15
 Morning Breakfast
8:00
 Recap of Day One
8:15 Keynote: The New Psychology of Risk: Real World Behavorial Economics

Denise Shull
Chief Executive Officer
The ReThink Group and Trader Psyches
9:00
 Evaluating the Pros and Cons of High Frequency Quantitative Strategies

Bill Long
Director of Manager Research
Asset Alliance Corp.

Alexander Kern
Founder
KernAmerica, LLC
9:45
 Networking Break and Refreshments
10:15
 Current Market Structure Performance and the Long-Term Investor: Considering the Costs and Benefits

Stephen Malloy
Co-Founder & Portfolio Manager
Tunnelbrook Capital

Jack Cowden
Chief Technology Officer
Algorithmic Execution, LLC
11:00
 The Impact of Co-Location Services on Proprietary Traders and Long-Term Investors

Andrew Actman
Chief Strategy Officer
Lightspeed Financial, Inc
11:45
 Understanding Limit Order Books in Relation to High Frequency Trading: Structure and Informativeness

Bruce Mizrach
Head of Research
Systemic Strategies, LLC
12:30
 Conference Concludes
Speaking Faculty

Brian Chung
Senior Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Fund of Funds Group
SSARIS Advisors, LLC

Timothy Cox
Director, Market Structure Strategist
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Michael Levas
Founder, Chief Investment Officer
and Managing Member
Olympian Capital Management

Irene Aldridge
Managing Director
Able Alpha Trading
Author of High Frequency Trading: A Practical Guide to Algorithmic Strategies and Trading Systems

Bradford Paskewitz
Chief Executive Officer
Paskewitz Asset Management

Bill Long
Director, Manager Research
Asset Alliance Corp.

Denise Shull
Chief Executive Officer
The ReThink Group and Trader Psyches

Irene Halpin
Executive Director & Assistant General Counsel
JP Morgan

Adam Afshar
President
Hyde Park Global Investments

William Kenney
President
Knox Capital Management, LLC

Ben Borton
Principal
MM Capital, LLC

 Trent Cutler
Chief Executive Officer
Cutler Group, LP

Stephen Malloy
Co-Founder & Portfolio Manager
Tunnelbrook Capital

Andrew Actman
Chief Strategy Officer
Lightspeed Financial, Inc.

Bruce Mizrach
Head of Research
Systemic Strategies, LLC

Jack Cowden
Chief Technology Officer
Algorithmic Execution, LLC

Arzhang Kamarei
Partner
Tradeworx

Paul Zubulake
Senior Analyst
Aite Group

Garrett Nenner
Managing Director
Coastal Trade Securities

Elliot Noma
Managing Director
Garrett Asset Management

Alexander Kern
Founder
KernAmerica, LLC

 

Venue and Pricing
Buy-side

Register by
April 2, 2010

Register by
May 17, 2010
Conference

$695

$995

 

Sell-side/Vendors

Register by
April 2, 2010

Register by
May 17, 2010
Conference

$1595

$1895


Venue:

BRIDGEWATERS
11 Fulton Street
Atop the Fulton Market Building
At the South Street Seaport
New York, NY 10038


Nearby Hotels:

The Ritz Carlton Battery Park
212-344-0800

The New York Marriott
800-242-8685

The Millenium Hilton
212-693-2001

Hotel Giraffe
212-685-7700

The Wall Street Inn
212-747-1500

Best Western Seaport Inn
212-232-7821

Embassy Suites
212-945-0100

Bridgewaters Entrance Bridgewaters view of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Sponsors & Exhibitors

Gold Sponsor

Bank of America Merrill LynchBank of America Merrill Lynch Global Execution Services

Bank of America Merrill Lynch offers a complete suite of premier equity trading services enhanced by the Firm’s vast global resources, superior liquidity, world-class technology, and leading scale positions in the capital markets.  Our range of offerings includes flexible connectivity methods, option and equity smart routing, as well as portfolio and algorithmic trading.  Our High Frequency offering provides Direct Market Access and Co-location services at all major marketcenters via low latency, scalable technology, coupled with state of the art pre and post- trade risk management tools. The High Frequency platform is also fully integrated with our stock loan capabilities, providing access to the full inventory of Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

 

Silver Sponsor

Lightspeed TradingHeadquartered in New York City, Lightspeed Trading is a leading provider of ultra low latency DMA trading technology, risk management solutions, and brokerage services for professional retail active traders, proprietary trading groups, hedge funds, and institutional investors. Lightspeed Trading offers both a software-based solution, Lightspeed Trader, for clients employing electronic-based trading strategies and an automated trading solution, Lightspeed Gateway, for clients employing algorithmic or "black box" trading strategies. For more information, visit www.lightspeed.com

 

For sponsorship opportunities please contact Justin Sanders at 800-646-9581 or email him at jsanders@globalmediadynamics.com

Media Partners

Eurekahedge

Eurekahedge is world’s largest independent data provider and research house dedicated to alternative investments. Maintaining coverage of over 21,300 funds across all strategies and asset classes, Eurekahedge is the most widely used and quoted alternative research house worldwide.

Eurekahedge has produced a market-leading research data suite from which our hedge fund and Islamic fund indices are derived; an array of region-specific hedge fund, private equity fund, Islamic fund, real estate fund, enhanced equity fund (SRI) and socially responsible investment fund (SRI) databases; as well as a collection of educational guides for both funds and investors.

Founded in 2001, Eurekahedge has offices in London, New York and Singapore.
 
For more information, please contact Agnes Yea, Director of Marketing and Communications at agnes@eurekahedge.com or +65 6212 0900.
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Automated TraderAutomated Trader is the first global magazine dedicated to automated and algorithmic trading, and offers in-depth business and technical coverage through comprehensive news, features, in-depth articles on best practice/techniques and detailed user case studies. In addition to thousands of CTAs, hedge funds, proprietary trading operations and conventional asset managers globally, Automated Trader is also read by all major sellside participants in automated and algorithmic trading.

 

Hedge Fund AlertGuarantee Your Edge in the Alternative-Investment Arena. Every week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers the early intelligence you need to anticipate new risks and opportunities facing fund-management firms, their investors and service providers. Be first to identify new capital-raising tactics, investor strategies and competition among industry vendors. Sign up for a three-issue FREE trial subscription to Hedge Fund Alert by calling 201-659-1700 or visiting www.HFAlert.com.

 

Wall Street LetterWall Street Letter (WSL) serves as your window to the Street. It is the only publication that keeps Wall Street informed of what's happening inside their community—trading firms, exchanges, and every corner of the market including research, securities, dealers, retail brokerages, and regulators.  In addition, WSL now includes extended coverage from Operations Management, featuring back-office issues of broker/dealers, investment adviser firms and custodian banks. This increased coverage dovetails with the increasing emphasis on harmonizing and streamlining a firm’s securities processing business, from the front to back office, and a greater emphasis on clearing and technology businesses among exchanges.

 

e-Forexe-Forex is the leading international quarterly magazine devoted to the electronic trading of FX. Targeted at both sell-side and buy-side, it evaluates the benefits of eFX trading, assesses the functionality and capabilities of online trading platforms and keeps readers up to date with the latest industry news and technical developments.  www.e-forex.net

 

HedgecoHedgeCo.Net is the leading online community for qualified investors, hedge funds and service providers.  For investors, HedgeCo.Net offers the premier free hedge fund database and powerful tools to search, rank and analyze potential investments.  HedgeCo.Net members enjoy access to daily news, manager columns, and a comprehensive directory of service providers. http://www.hedgeco.net

 


To become to a supporting partner, please contact Jack Parrish at 800-646-9581 or email him at jparrish@globalmediadynamics.com

 

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