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TradingDebates - The Future of Trading
ATTEND
April
30
TradingDebates - The Future of Trading
Wednesday 30 April, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Great Russell Street, London, United Kingdom (View Map)
On April 30 in London, a series of debates will be hosted by Saxo Capital Markets on the future of trading, global economic growth, crypto currencies and the upcoming EU Parliament elections.
Saxo’s #TradingDebates event will present the TradingFloor.com platform, a social trading environment which empowers a new generation of investors – both expert and inexperienced – with industry resources, news and insights alongside a current of relevant, influential information which will enable an increasing number of market participants to explore online trading.
Held at London’s British Museum, financial experts and thought leaders from the investment community will gather to discuss this new innovation in online trading as well as the following issues:
- How will geopolitical risks change the global energy equation?
- Is the European project dead?
- Can China derail the global economic recovery?
- Will crypto currencies emerge as a real alternative to traditional foreign exchange?
If you would like to attend #TradingDebates – The Future of Trading, register your interest at TradingDebates.com
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Speakers
Schedule
April 2014
30
14:30 to
14:35
Opening Remarks
Opening speech by Lars Seier Christensen, the co-CEO and co-founder of Saxo Bank.
Speakers:
14:35 to
14:50
Social, the future of trading
Rune Bech, Chief Digital and Communications Officer at Saxo Bank, and/or Karsten Henriksen, the Global Head of e-business and Client Engagement.
14:50 to
15:20
Can social trading bridge the gap between retail and institutional traders?
Institutional investors are generally seen as having a competitive advantage over retail traders as they benefit from greater access to market information and a wider set of tools than most active market participants. However, these advantages may have eroded over the years as information has become more transparent and technology more accessible. Can recent advances in technology help democratise the way people trade and level the playing field between retail and institutional investors?
- Can social trading democratise the way people trade?
- Power networks – will they transform the way we trade and invest?
- Social trading vs. dealer chatrooms – can open networks improve performance?
- Can institutional players keep up with the speed in which technology is developing in the retail space?
- Can social trading democratise the way people trade?
- Power networks – will they transform the way we trade and invest?
- Social trading vs. dealer chatrooms – can open networks improve performance?
- Can institutional players keep up with the speed in which technology is developing in the retail space?
15:20 to
15:50
Geopolitical risk and the energy markets: the future of energy supply.
The [recent] crisis in Ukraine has revived concerns about geopolitical risk and the impact that such risks have on the energy markets and the overall stability of financial markets. With energy demand set to increase, especially in the emerging markets, and new sources of energy developing in more politically stable regimes such as the US, will geopolitics continue to play a crucial role in energy supply and prices?
- What is the biggest geopolitical risk for energy markets in 2014?
- What role will the US play as the 21st century's petrostate?
- What will be the impact on Russian gas if Europe turns to the US for its energy supply?
- Will Iran have a significant impact on energy supply and prices?
- What The Frack: Is it time for Europe to join the fracking revolution?
- What is the biggest geopolitical risk for energy markets in 2014?
- What role will the US play as the 21st century's petrostate?
- What will be the impact on Russian gas if Europe turns to the US for its energy supply?
- Will Iran have a significant impact on energy supply and prices?
- What The Frack: Is it time for Europe to join the fracking revolution?
15:50 to
16:10
Break Time
16:10 to
16:40
Europe's Final Call: Time to Make or Break
There is growing evidence that Europe is moving towards another crisis driven by deflation, high unemployment and low growth. The growing divide between Northern and Southern Europe and a lack of a unified leadership presents one of the biggest challenges facing the European Union since the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992. With European parliamentary elections scheduled for late-May, European citizens will have their say. Can Europe embark on an ambitious plan to save the region? Will the Eurosceptic bloc capitalise on mounting disenchantment and shake-up European politics once and for all?
- Is the European Union a failed project?
- Can European leaders restore democracy in a region beset by social conflict?
- How will the European elections shape Europe's future?
- Is the European Union a failed project?
- Can European leaders restore democracy in a region beset by social conflict?
- How will the European elections shape Europe's future?
16:40 to
17:10
Is the global economy finally reaching escape velocity?
The global economy is at a turning point. After a prolonged period of low or no growth, the US and UK are expanding again. At the same time China is slowing down, Europe's post-recession hangover is still lingering, while Japan's trend of low growth continues. A key determinant for the outlook for the global economy will now be the timing and scale of monetary policy changes in the major economies. The panel will address the following topics:
- Are the twin locomotives of US and China strong enough to pull the disabled Euro train out of the station?
- Monetary policy - will the BOE be the first major central bank to tighten, just as the ECB finally eases again?
- Are Chinese debt mountains and its shadow banking system a prelude to another, even bigger, financial crisis?
- As the Fed tapers, will the flow of hot money from fragile developing countries become a torrent?
- Are the twin locomotives of US and China strong enough to pull the disabled Euro train out of the station?
- Monetary policy - will the BOE be the first major central bank to tighten, just as the ECB finally eases again?
- Are Chinese debt mountains and its shadow banking system a prelude to another, even bigger, financial crisis?
- As the Fed tapers, will the flow of hot money from fragile developing countries become a torrent?
17:10 to
17:40
Are cryptocurrencies a Ponzi scheme or a real currency alternative?
The world of crypto currencies has entered the 'mainstream' debate. However, despite the media buzz, such currencies are far from being viewed as real alternatives for currency investors. Their inner workings remain impenetrable; the collapse of the major bitcoin exchange Mt Gox was a bitter reminder of the fragility of such systems and it served to further dent the enthusiasm for the cryptocurrency system. Will 2014 mark a year of change where cryptocurrencies address some of these weaknesses?
- Will alternative currencies come out of the shadow banking system and into the mainstream?
- Are crypto currencies, like Bitcoin, safe alternatives to fiat money?
- Why have investors shunned most electronic currencies? What implications do cyber-attacks have on currency risk management?
- Should cryptocurrency transactions and profits be taxed?
- Will the emergence of cryptocurrencies force government-backed fiat currencies to innovate?
- Will alternative currencies come out of the shadow banking system and into the mainstream?
- Are crypto currencies, like Bitcoin, safe alternatives to fiat money?
- Why have investors shunned most electronic currencies? What implications do cyber-attacks have on currency risk management?
- Should cryptocurrency transactions and profits be taxed?
- Will the emergence of cryptocurrencies force government-backed fiat currencies to innovate?
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