THETRADETECH DAILY THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF TRADETECH 2021
technology that allows us to improve the automation process .
Systematic trading and automation will likely be a hot topic at TradeTech . What other trends do you expect to hear about at the event this year ? There are many connected topics to automation , but that is going to be a central theme at TradeTech this year . The connected topics will be around all the data and the pretrade data as I mentioned earlier that needs to be automated .
There ’ s also a huge focus on transaction cost analysis ( TCA ) on a post-trade basis because that becomes the justification for automation . Again , it ’ s important to make sure that automation doesn ’ t impact execution performance , but ultimately that TCA is feeding the decision process in automation .
The other topic is around regulation . To some extent regulation is pushing for a more quantitative approach in data and our processes . It ’ s very likely that we ’ ll see increasing scrutiny from the regulators about taking a more quantitative approach to these processes .
Which panels are you most looking forward to attending at TradeTech this year ? I ’ m most interested in best practices around automation and the use of TCA alone and for automation . It seems like regulation has been forgotten over the past few months because MiFID II is far behind us . Now though , we are starting to hear about the new versions of the regulations , like MiFID III . Any new layer of regulations will have an impact on the processes we put in place including automation , so I am keen to attend panels related to that .
You have attended TradeTech in the past , including virtual versions of the event . Why are events like TradeTech so important for the industry ? It ’ s important to raise questions with peers .
I won ’ t pretend to have all the answers to the questions , but it ’ s a good occasion to make sure that we all share the same concerns and challenges .
Hopefully , we can get some insights and inputs from the industry and gain an understanding of the state of play to make sure we are not alone in dealing with these concerns . Given the challenges we have faced and the changing market landscape , not only in market structure and regulation but also tools and technology , it ’ s clearly improving tremendously . Sharing experiences through conferences like TradeTech or through articles , videos or a podcast is an amazing thing . Now more than ever , we need to share our experiences .
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