Fireside Friday

Fireside Friday with… Investec’s Dominic Lowres

The TRADE sits down with head of electronic trading and execution strategy at Investec, Dominic Lowres, following the launch of the bank’s new low touch trading platform ZebrA-X, to deep dive into trends across the low touch sphere and the impact of shrinking commissions on the competitive landscape.

Fireside Friday with… Broadridge International’s Mike Sleightholme

The TRADE sits down with Mike Sleightholme, head of asset management and president of Broadridge International, to discuss predictions for 2025, expected challenges that the buy- and sell-side will face and regulatory alignment within the UK and EU.

Fireside Friday with… TD Securities’ Matthew Schrager

The TRADE sits down with Matthew Schrager, managing director and co-head of TD Securities Automated Trading, to discuss what should be front of mind when it comes to increased adoption of automated trading, the growing role of AI in markets, and the key market structure changes to bear in mind throughout 2025, and beyond.

Fireside Friday with… TP ICAP’s Max Spoto

The TRADE sits down with Max Spoto, group chief operating officer at TP ICAP, to discuss how technology is allowing for an evolution among brokers, the way in which the role of individual over-the-counter (OTC) brokers is changing, and the impacts of cloud adoption in this realm.  

Fireside Friday with… Tradeweb’s Lisa Schirf

The TRADE sits down with Lisa Schirf, global head of data and analytics at Tradeweb, to discuss some of the key ways the industry is set to advance, including the continued evolution of fixed income markets, the impacts of AI in electronic trading and the benefits of using benchmark closing prices.

Fireside Friday with… ING Bank’s Stephane Malrait

The TRADE sits down with ING Bank's managing director and global head of market structure and innovation for financial markets, Stephane Malrait, to unpack what 2025 holds in store for the industry on the regulatory side, key market structure changes to bear in mind, and the importance of a pragmatic approach to technology for best trading outcomes.

Fireside Friday with… Cboe’s Stephen Dorrian

The TRADE sits down with Stephen Dorrian, head of market data and access services, Europe, at Cboe Data Vantage to unpack how the data landscape is set to evolve in 2025 and beyond, the key changes to look out for when it comes to consumption, and what’s top of the list of priorities going forward.

Fireside Friday with… State Street’s Scott Chace

The TRADE sits down with Scott Chace, head of trading for portfolio solutions at State Street, to discuss the shifting nature of buy- and sell-side relationships, how technology can play a role in maintaining key relationships, and the ideal structure for a trading team. 

Fireside Friday with… Deutsche Börse’s Maximilian Trossbach

The TRADE sits down with Maximilian Trossbach, Deutsche Börse’s project manager for Xetra Midpoint, to learn more about its new dark trading offering, including how liquidity is expected to evolve, the technical priorities, and the importance of an integrated approach.

Fireside Friday with… FIX Trading Community’s Jim Kaye

The TRADE sits down with Jim Kaye, executive director at the FIX Trading Community, to discuss the evolution of the trading landscape over the past 30 years, boons and banes experienced in the timeframe, and potential shifts that could occur in the next decades to come.