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Jim Cochrane

Senior Product Manager
Investment Technology Group

Jim Cochrane is a Director in the ITG Analytical Products and Research group, the ITG TCA(r) for FX product manager. Transaction cost analysis is a perfect role for someone who has devoted his professional career to advising decision-makers on risks and strategy as well as the collection, analysis and dissemination of data and intelligence. In this role, he has the opportunity to not only help design a comprehensive analytical tool to study the 4-trillion dollar FX market, but also to consult with asset managers regarding foreign exchange trading costs and trading efficiency.

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Empowering The Buy Side To Embrace Innovation

Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

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?