2nd Annual MARHedge Trading Forum
Sheraton Stamford
Stamford, CT
Breakfast
Conference Opening & Welcome
Keynote Address
Macro Economic and Trading Trends
With a crisis in the Middle East, an energy crunch and political shifts both to the left and the right just some of the broader issues roiling the globe, it’s a difficult time to be a macro-focused manager. But uncertainly breeds opportunity, and in this panel traders from around the world will provide their economic forecasts and insights into their evolving investment strategies.
Coffee Break
Commodity Trading Advisor Roundtable
In this panel, top-performing discretionary and systematic trading advisors will discuss how they have manufactured strong returns in a difficult market environment, and how the prevailing economic and commodity trends—as well as rapidly evolving trading technology—will alter the managed futures landscape in the coming months and years.
Fixed Income Outlook
In a choppy rate environment, the outlook for the fixed-income market remains challenging. In this panel, traders from some of the leading fixed-income hedge funds will discuss their views on where the bond markets are going and what the future augers for managers in the alternatives space.
Luncheon - Sponsored by Fidelity Prime Services
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
As in many things, hedge fund managers and CTAs are on the cutting edge when it comes to trading technology and algorithmic trading in particular. But when is it preferable to defer to the brokerages for algorithmic products? What options can the sell-side provide, and how does that compare with what fund managers want? As usage of algorithms continues to grow, this panel will look at where the trend is taking the industry.
Exchange-traded funds have become widely popular for traders, yet E-mini futures in many respects represent another step in the evolution of the futures industry. In this panel, participants will discuss the benefits of both products, and look at how traditional equity and fixed-income hedge funds can utilize electronically traded futures as part of their investment strategies.
Refreshment Break
Forex Forecast
With both micro and macro concerns weighing on the US dollar, monetary policies diverging in Europe and Asia, and emerging market currencies vulnerable to geopolitical upheaval, the foreign exchange markets are in a state of flux. Our panel of leading FX fund managers will discuss where they’re placing their bets in the months ahead, and how their trading programs are allowing them to buck the recent trend toward lower returns.
Allocators and Traders
Trading-oriented funds have long generated some of the best returns in the business, yet they also present a unique set of due-diligence challenges for investors. Here influential allocators will discuss what they look for in evaluating funds’ trading operations and how active trading strategies fit into their overall investment portfolios.
Cocktail Party - Sponsored by ITG
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