The Electronic Trading Market: Emerging Trends

An overview of the key trends impacting the global electronic trading space, including algorithmic trading, changing market structure, regulatory pressures and the growth of electronic trading throughout the trade lifecycle and across the asset classes.

A review of the electronic trading trends surfacing within the Latin American region, the issues, challenges and opportunities that these present to the local market

The FIX Protocol: The Advantages it Presents to the Latin American Trader

• An overview of the FIX Protocol, the asset classes supported and the level of functionality available throughout the trade lifecycle
• The business case for adoption
• A review of current levels of adoption in the region and the opportunities for expansion
• An introduction to FIX Protocol Limited (FPL), including an insight into new and upcoming developments currently being explored by FPL

Trading In Latin America

• An overview of the connectivity options available to international clients that wish to connect to Brazilian exchanges
• A review of the new trading strategies emerging in the region
• The opportunities presented by usage of the FIX Protocol as a tool to improve trading efficiencies in the region

• A technical overview of the FIX Protocol and the functionality delivered
• An explanation of FIX message flows
• The role of the FIX Repository

Clearing and Settlement in Latin America

• Explore the current challenges facing firms within the clearing and settlement space as they seek to trade in Latin America

The FAST Protocol^SM : Optimising the Communication of Financial Data

• An overview of the FAST Protocol^SM
• The FAST1.1 specification
• The key framework requirements needed to support a successful FAST Implementation

Algorithmic Trading and DMA in Latin America

• A review of the current trends taking place within the global algorithmic trading space
• An overview of current levels of usage in Latin America, the types of strategies being implemented and opportunities for expansion
• DMA usage in Latin America and the future opportunities and benefits it offers to market participants
• The different ways that DMA can be used, including direct and sponsored, and the impact that differing regional regulations have on usage 

The FIX.5.0 and FIXT.1.1 Guide to Implementation

• A review of the key functionality delivered by FIX 5.0
• An introduction to transport independence and the opportunities this presents
• The enhancements included within FIX5.0 Service Pack 1

A view from the Buy-side

As the use of electronic trading continues to expand within the markets of Latin America , this session will aim to explore how this development will impact the role of the Buy-side trader and the opportunities and challenges facing the Buy-side community

The FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl): A technical Introduction

• A review of the new FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl)
• The benefits and opportunities the new standard presents to the industry
• A technical overview of the key components

Exchange Traded Derivatives

• The development of exchange traded Derivatives in the Latin American region
• The impact of regulatory changes
• The increasingly important role of technology to deliver a more efficient trading environment
• The growth of the BM&F as it becomes one of the worlds leading Derivative Exchanges
• The challenges and opportunities prevalent within the exchange traded Derivatives market  

The Alternative Energy Commodities Market

• This session will review how the alternative energy commodities market is being hedged and priced
• The trading of Carbon Credits
• An examination of how FIX is being used within the Latin American commodities market