View the Latest Edition of TradeTech FX USA Here

View All Speakers

Felix Adam

CEO
ACT Current Partner

Felix Adam is CEO and founder of ACT Currency Partner which is the Swiss currency expert. During his career in Citibank and J.P. Morgan, Felix gained in-depth experience in providing alpha with currencies. Since foundation in 1992, ACT served a variety of clients, such as asset managers, family offices and ultra-high-net-worth clients. The 24 years of firm history and the three interconnected business units (FX best execution - MiFID compliant, FX advisory, alpha strategies) in combination with the FINMA authorization as asset manager of collective investment schemes make ACT an expert in FX best execution according to the standards of MiFID II.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Felix.

Download The Latest Agenda

Keeping Abreast Of An Evolving FX Landscape

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017

14:00 Oxford Style Debate: Agency vs. Principal: Will there always be the need for a principal broker in FX or are they a dying breed?

Both regulation and e-trading has changed the buy side perception of the sell side value proposition. As banks become more restricted on the risk they can take in FX markets, more agency like models have come to the fore. This contentious debate will provide both sides of the argument on what model is best suited for your trading operations. Attend this debate and decide for yourself:

Is it now much more efficient for banks to act as agency and execute trades for clients, or is the principal model still the most reliable form of trading?
Does increasingly electronic markets mean agency like models are inevitable in FX, or will principal based models remain the dominant form of trading?
Will there always be the need for a principal broker in FX or are they a dying breed?
Do the advantages of e-trading such as improved reliability outweigh the disadvantages such as the loss of the human touch in FX trading?