FPL Latin America Conference

Welcome to the FPL Latin America Electronic Trading Conference 2008

On Wednesday, April 2nd FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) hosted its first conference in Latin America, which proved very successfull. This event took place at the BM&F- Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo , Brazil where we were joined by over 170 delegates.

Working closely with industry professionals active within the region FPL developed an event that focused on the key issues impacting the Latin American trading community today. The event explored the issues, challenges and opportunities presented by the emerging trends and developments taking within the region. It provided a forum where attendees were able to discuss, network and learn alongside industry leaders to ensure that their firm stays one step ahead.

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This event offered both business and technically focused sessions. Topic areas included:

Exploration of the key issues and opportunities presented by the Latin American trading environment
A review of the key electronic trading trends emerging within the European, Asian and American markets
Clearing and settlement in Latin America
The key algorithmic trading strategies being employed within the local markets and global emerging trends
The opportunities presented by Direct Market Access (DMA)
The Latin American exchange traded Derivatives market
The changing role of the Buy-side trader
The alternative commodities market
Implementing the FIX and FIX Adapted for STreaming (FAST)^SMProtocols
The new FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl)


Alvaro Affonso Mendonca	Edemir Pinto	Jim Northey


Kevin Houstoun	Scott Atwell	Ross Hutcheon