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Javier Paz

Senior Analyst
Aite Group

Javier Paz is a senior analyst within Aite Group's Wealth Management practice. In this role, Mr. Paz examines brokerage trends in business, regulation, and technology across asset classes. Areas of particular expertise include retail FX and other self-directed trading, trader/investor segmentation, front-end trading technology, and margin-trading regulations.

Mr. Paz has served as keynote speaker and panelist at capital markets conferences, has appeared on Reuters TV, and is regularly quoted by leading media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Reuters, and Bloomberg. He has published articles in e-Forex and FX Trader, and he is the author of The Forex Trading Manual, a book on currency trading.

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Keeping Abreast Of An Evolving FX Landscape

Wednesday, February 1st, 2017

14:40 One on One Interview: Mapping out the FX Prime Broker landscape (FXPBs) - How can FXPBs better service the buy side amidst the back drop of increased capital requirements?

Over recent years, (FXPBs) have vastly dropped in numbers, leaving the few who are left to dominate the landscape. Also, after the SNB debacle and ‘Black Thursday’ as it is now famously known as, Prime Broker’s perspectives on FX and what risk they are taking has drastically changed. This session, led by a leading Prime broker, will provide expertise on:

How are the roles of FXPBs changing amidst the back drop of regulation and increased capital requirements?
How can prime brokers offer a more open relationship to the buy side to provide direct market access and new liquidity?
What do ‘Prime of Prime’ brokers mean for liquidity- Are they a threat to liquidity or are they able to offer a more tailored service to buy side clients?
The PB evolution post SNB: What services can FXPBs be expected to offer to the buy side after the SNB debacle?
How will the FXPB landscape develop over the next 5 years and what will the suite of services look like?

Empowering The Buy Side To Embrace Innovation

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

11:15 360° Perspective: Cutting through the noise- How to navigate the fragmented platform universe to establish who is best to meet your liquidity needs

With traditional liquidity moving away from the sell side towards multi-dealer platforms and ECNs, FX markets have seen a boom in new platforms coming to the fore. However this has led to an even more fragmented market. Therefore, ensuring you know the right platform to best meet the needs of your desk can be difficult. Attend this session to find out:

In a fragmented FX market, how can you make sense of all the new FX trading platforms and which are best suited to improve your trading strategy?
What functionalities make a robust FX trading platform - What should you look out for in a successful FX platform?
Are multi dealer platforms set to rise to prominence as banks move towards an agency model?
What options are available to integrate dealers and platforms to create FX liquidity hubs?

12:00 360° Perspective: The information edge - How can you exploit both historical and new data to make more informed trading decisions

Generating, aggregating and analyzing data is becoming increasingly important as buy side firms try to predict trends to find new opportunities for generating alpha in volatile markets. This session will outline exactly how you can exploit data to identify new trading opportunities. Attend this session where you will learn:

How do different market participants from the buy and sell side rank their data to establish effective trading recommendations?
What are the current limitations of market data and how can you overcome this to solidify your trading strategy?
How to accurately weight the value of unstructured data to your strategy to find hidden alpha.
How can you find consolidated market data to improve your trading decisions?
Is a consolidated tape in FX markets within the realms of possibility, or just a far fetched pipe dream?