Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… State Street’s Peter Vincent

The TRADE sits down with Peter Vincent, head of trading in EMEA at State Street, to discuss how trader skillsets are continuing to evolve, the dynamics of his own desk, and which market structure changes to look out for in the rest of 2024. 

Fireside Friday with… Aviva Investors’ Ash Sharma

The TRADE sits down with Ash Sharma, trading analytics manager at Aviva Investors, to unpack the importance of treading the line between specialism and standardisation when it comes to multi-asset data, the most impactful technologies in analytics currently, and how TCA is continuing to evolve.

Fireside Friday with… Pictet Asset Management’s Luca Paolini

The TRADE sits down with Luca Paolini, chief strategist at Pictet Asset Management, to discuss the key themes that impact strategies recommended to investors, how these strategies are executed by traders, and the impact of the current macro landscape.

Fireside Friday with… BTIG’s Stephen Ponzio

The TRADE sits down with head of electronic trading at BTIG, Stephen Ponzio, to discuss what’s front of mind when it comes to investing in e-trading talent, which characteristics are most prized on the desk, the importance of human-to-human interaction, and the firm’s future technological plans.

Fireside Friday with… Liquidnet’s Jeff O’Connor

The TRADE sits down with Jeff O’Connor, head of market structure, Americas at Liquidnet, to discuss traditional asset managers reclaiming market influence, the impact this has had on market dynamics and how forthcoming regulations are set to influence this trend.

Fireside Friday with… SIX Swiss Exchange’s Simon McQuoid-Mason

The TRADE sits down with Simon McQuoid-Mason, head equity products and quant research at SIX Swiss Exchange, to unpack the significance and impact of increased trading activity at the close, analysing potential fall-outs and key liquidity considerations to bear in mind, as well as looking at what the rest of 2024 could have in store.

Fireside Friday with… Citi’s Chris Gooch

The TRADE sits down with Chris Gooch, head of ETF/index sales and business development, EMEA at Citi, to discuss the evolution of ETFs, disparities in volumes in the US versus the UK and EU, and lessons that can be learnt from across the pond.  

Fireside Friday with… Jefferies’ Dean Gray

The TRADE sits down with Dean Gray, head of EMEA outsourced trading at Jefferies, to discuss the rise of outsourced trading, how the market is set to shift as more heads turn in the direction of the white space and what the outlook is for potential future consolidation in the market.

Fireside Friday with… RBC’s James Hilton

The TRADE sits down with European head of multi-asset agency solutions at RBC Capital Markets, James Hilton, to explore shifting buy-side demand for algo solutions, multi-asset, and artificial intelligence.

Fireside Friday with… T. Rowe Price’s Matt Howell

Head of derivatives and multi-asset trading solutions at T. Rowe Price, Matt Howell, sits down with The TRADE to unpack some of the key themes when it comes to equity options, swaps and index futures, including industry talking points for the year ahead, methods for leveraging transaction cost analysis (TCA), and how to achieve best execution.