Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… Grasshopper’s Alex Wong

The TRADE sits down with Singaporean proprietary trading firm, Grasshopper’s, chief investment officer, Alex Wong, to unpack the specific complexities when it comes to trading in Asia, the increasingly important role of regulation, and some of the common mistakes made by new entrants to these markets.

Fireside Friday with… Neptune Networks’ Byron Cooper-Forgarty

The TRADE sits down with newly promoted chief executive officer at Neptune Networks, Byron Cooper-Fogarty, to explore the rapidly expanding world of fixed income data including cost in a high margin environment, the use of data in protocol selection, and the next stage of innovation for axes.

Fireside Friday with… Jefferies’ Ben Springett

The TRADE sits down with Ben Springett, head of electronic and program trading, EMEA, at Jefferies, to explore liquidity challenges, the benefits of trajectory crossing, and the effects of tech-based evolutions on market competitiveness.

Fireside Friday with… StoneX’s Philip Smith

The TRADE sits down with chief executive for EMEA at StoneX, Philip Smith, to explore how various market structure and regulatory changes are impacting the provider landscape across liquidity provision, clearing and prime services.

Fireside Friday with… Exegy’s David Taylor

The TRADE sat down with David Taylor, chief executive of Exegy, to delve into the ever-evolving AI sphere including its adapting role in trading processes, the role of providers in capital market democratisation, and the technological priorities for both the buy- and sell-side.

Fireside Friday with… BNY Mellon Pershing’s Linda Gibson

The TRADE sits down with Linda Gibson, head of regulatory change, EMEA, at BNY Mellon Pershing, to discuss the impact of varying settlement times for institutions, the changes needing to be made to communication channels, human behaviour and technology, and how knowledge from the previous shift to T+2 can be leveraged in this next transition.

Fireside Friday with… Quoniam Asset Management’s Tobias Stein

The TRADE sits down with Tobias Stein, head of fixed income and trading at Quoniam Asset Management, to discuss the EU’s consolidated tape (CT) plans, unpacking key data considerations, empirical use cases, and what providers of the tape should consider.

Fireside Friday with… Mobius Capital Partners’ Mark Mobius

Emerging markets expert Mark Mobius, founder of Mobius Capital Partners, sat down with The TRADE to discuss the ever-evolving EM space, delving into who the global contenders are, the importance of embracing new technologies, and what he believes makes for an optimal trading strategy.

Fireside Friday with… Morgan Stanley’s Maria Salamanca Mejia

The TRADE sits down with Morgan Stanley’s EMEA head of market structure, Maria Salamanca Mejia, to discuss what’s needed to boost volumes in Europe, the regulatory focus in the coming year in EMEA, and market participants’ evolving view towards regulatory divergence between the UK and Europe post-Brexit.

Fireside Friday with… LSEG’s Neill Penney and Bart Joris

LSEG’s head of FX sell-side trading, Bart Joris, and group head of FX, Neill Penney, sit down with The TRADE to explore what the next stage of automation for NDFs, swaps and forwards might look like, and use cases for artificial intelligence in FX across post-trade and TCA.