Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… APG Asset Management’s Sunil Patil

For this week’s Fireside Friday interview, The TRADE had the pleasure of sitting down with APG Asset Management's senior trader, Sunil Patil, to explore the realm of non-deliverable forwards trading, examining next steps for automation and buy-side demand for algo trading.

Fireside Friday with… Google’s Rohit Bhat

The TRADE sat down with Google Cloud’s managing director for capital markets, exchanges, and digital assets, Rohit Bhat, to discuss the capital markets’ uptake of artificial intelligence, the current state of play when it comes to adoption of the cloud, and how T+1 is expediting the need for technological enhancements.

Fireside Friday with… Cboe Global Markets’ Jon Weinberg

The TRADE sits down with Jon Weinberg, head of FX and US Treasuries at Cboe Global Markets, to discuss expectations for FX volumes in 2024, the drivers behind increased interest in NDFs and potential methods to improve transparency in FX.

Fireside Friday with… DWS’s Keshava Shastry

The TRADE sat down with Keshava Shastry, managing director and global head of capital markets at DWS to unpack the biggest market structure changes across the industry, delving into globalisation, T+1 settlement, and the effects of volatility.

Fireside Friday with… FIX Trading Community’s Jim Kaye

The TRADE sits down with executive director of FIX Trading Community, Jim Kaye, to discuss the ins and outs of market outages, delving into how the standardisation of communication protocols can contribute to market stability, the practical steps being taken to implement this, and potential hurdles.

Fireside Friday with… Broadridge LTX’s Jim Kwiatkowski

The TRADE sits down with Jim Kwiatkowski, chief executive of Broadridge’s LTX, to discuss the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in trading and execution, including the foremost hurdles for adoption, as well as delving into use cases and what the future holds for the space.

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.