Alfred Eskandar

Chief Executive Officer
Portware

Alfred Eskandar is a proven business leader and technology entrepreneur who has dedicated nearly 20 years to introducing new levels of innovation and customer value to the global capital markets community. As CEO of Portware, Eskandar has passionately worked to fundamentally change the trading technology landscape. Appointed CEO in 2012, Eskandar recognized the pervasive need for decision support tools that would help advance a collaborative environment between portfolio managers and traders. Months later he spearheaded the acquisition of the technology assets of Aritas group to create Portware Alpha Vision, the first and only algorithmic optimization solution that uses quantitative predictive analytics and machine learning to continuously optimize algorithm selection. By injecting artificial intelligence and commission optimization tools into the trading process for the first time, Portware has created a new type of multi-asset, thinking EMS that can bring measurable efficiencies and workflow automation to global trading desks trading across asset classes--equities, fixed income, FX, futures, options, and more--giving traders and portfolio managers the highest level of real-time color, TCA, and execution capabilities on their orders.

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Exploring Next Generation Fixed Income Trading

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

09:10 All Star Panel: Making multi-asset trading a reality- What are the people, processes and technology requirements needed?

As capital markets advance and buy side trading desks become more independent and self conscious, a trend that has begun to gather pace recently is the prospect of a multi-asset trading desk. With increased correlation and interconnection between asset classes, alongside the ever increasing need for belt tightening, buy side firms at the very forefront of the industry have begun to explore the idea of a multi asset trading desk. This ‘All Star Panel’ is a must attend session where you will find out:

What are the drivers for a multi asset trading desk and what instruments can you use to streamline your trading processes?
Can buy side traders become multi asset and multi skilled themselves or is this beyond the realms of possibility?
How can you make trading more efficient by multi skilling your traders?
What products and market conditions can facilitate multi asset trading?
Outlining the costs and implementation requirements for multi asset trading- What technology enables a multi asset strategy?