Raj Iyer, a veteran in FinTech & trading platform development space, will lead this workshop on Electronic trading (sometimes calledetrading),a method of trading securities, foreignexchanges or financial derivatives electronically. IT is used to bring together buyers & sellers through an electronic trading system & network to create virtual market places.

This session will discuss the impact of technology on trading & automation. It will provide a real world overview of financial market infrastructure.

Overview of the various financial instruments & technology/infrastructure that supports them.

The trade lifecycle

Differences & similarities in various markets

Data & availability in financial markets

Specific strategies & algorithms & how they are implemented in these markets

About the Speaker: Raj Iyer has spent over 20 years as a Product Manager in Fintech, designing & developing trading platforms & data applications. These platforms have changed the way trading is done, particularly in Foreign Exchange (Currency) & Precious Metals markets. They transact billions of dollars a day & are used today by leading financial firms such as banks, hedge funds, & asset managers. Along the way, he has seen the move across financial markets towards greater & greater automation, requiring more & more specialized approaches to trading.