Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… 24 Exchange’s Dmitri Galinov

The TRADE catches up with Dmitri Galinov, founder and chief executive of 24 Exchange, to unpack the realities behind his vision for the around-the- clock equities trading platform – set for launch September 2025 – discussing market reaction, the current state of play, and the key considerations when it comes to implementation.

Fireside Friday with… Nasdaq’s Valerie Bannert-Thurner

The TRADE catches up with Valerie Bannert-Thurner, EVP, chief revenue officer, fintech division at Nasdaq, to talk all things cloud, touching on the reasons behind recent surges, buy-side adoption, and the future potential of the space.

Fireside Friday with… Euronext’s Charlotte Alliot

The TRADE sits down with head of financial derivatives, EQD and FI at Euronext, Charlotte Alliot, to explore the institutional reaction to recent market turbulence, Euronext’s upcoming fixed income derivatives expansion and what’s next for the derivatives competitive landscape in Europe. 

Fireside Friday with… Candriam’s Fabien Oreve

Fabien Oreve, deputy global head of trading and securities financing and head of equity trading at Candriam, sits down with The TRADE at TradeTech 2025 to discuss, the lit, the dark, and everything in between.

Fireside Friday with… Northern Trust’s Rob Arnott

The TRADE sits down with Rob Arnott, head of brokerage, APAC, Northern Trust to unpack globally changing settlement times from an APAC perspective, including what potential hiccups could crop up in the region following the European shift to T+1 settlement, APAC and Australia preparedness, and the impact of global fragmentation.

Fireside Friday with… Franklin Templeton Investments’ Jason Xavier

The TRADE sits down with Jason Xavier, head of EMEA and Asia ETF capital markets at Franklin Templeton Investments, to unpack the current state of play across the exchange traded fund landscape, including how the trading of ETF’s has evolved, differing activity between the US and the UK, and the key market structure changes to keep an eye on.

Fireside Friday with… CME Group’s Serge Marston

The TRADE sits down with Serge Marston, head of EMEA at CME Group, to discuss how liquidity dynamics are evolving across the derivatives space, how best to manage risk and the key developments allowing for improved efficiency in this landscape.  

Fireside Friday with… MarketAxess’ Gareth Coltman

The TRADE sits down with Gareth Coltman, head of trading solutions, EMEA and APAC at MarketAxess to unpack the current state of play when it comes to automation across the fixed income space, discussing how buy-side sentiment is changing towards automated solutions and what should be front of mind as innovation continues at an ever-faster pace.

Fireside Friday with… Bloomberg’s Colette Garcia

The TRADE sits down with Colette Garcia, global head of enterprise data real-time content at Bloomberg, to discuss fixed income pain points, how real-time data is helping solve such challenges and how to adapt to the compression of the fixed income trade lifecycle.  

Fireside Friday with… Pirum’s Jon Ford

The TRADE sits down with Jon Ford, head of fixed income business development at Pirum, to unpack the key challenges facing post-trade processes in 2025, the current state of play when it comes to T+1 in Europe, and the importance of data throughout the trading lifecycle.