Christopher White

CEO
ViableMKTS

Chris has over 13 years experience in fixed income electronic business development and has pioneered several innovative market initiatives like the GSessions trading platform and corporate bond IOIs. Prior to founding ViableMkts, Chris has previously worked for MarketAxess, Barclays and Goldman Sachs. As the sell side environment shifts on the back of regulatory pressures, Chris will be providing insight into what form of sell side business model can prosper in new fixed income markets, and provide expertise on what you should look for when partnering with new sell side firms.

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Embracing The New Fixed Income World

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

14:45 Oxford Style Debate: Is the principal sell side business model in risk of becoming extinct or does it still have a role to play in Fixed Income?

Both regulation and e-trading has changed the buy side perception of the sell side value offering. The traditional principle sell side model has been the market standard for many years, however agency based models are now increasing as the sell side adapt to a new fixed income landscape. This contentious debate will provide both sides of the argument to help you decide on what model is best suited to your trading operations.

Does the principle based model still have a role to play in fixed income or is the agency based model the future?
Does the principle model still offer value or can the buy side find this value through different avenues?
Can a principle model still offer a successful business model for the sell side?
Is a principle model still a reliable source of liquidity or has this been pushed out of the market by new participants?

16:30 In Conversation Panel: Making sense of all the new fixed income initiatives- Who should you select to alleviate your liquidity fears?

At the time of writing, there are currently 67 fixed income initiatives, all with unique offerings to help the buy side overcome the liquidity drought. While all have credible offerings, it is not feasible for all to survive and inevitably there will be a streamlining of the very best fixed income initiatives. This panel provides insights from the top 3 initiatives, alongside a buy side user perspective. This is a must-attend session where you will find out:

Which fixed income initiatives are going live this year- Who should you be monitoring?
How do you make sense of the new initiatives and which offerings are best suited to improve your trading strategy?
How will the new initiatives alter the market structure?
How can these new initiatives help you shift buy side liquidity from your books?
Which of these initiatives will succeed and what will be the deciding factors?
What options are available to integrate dealers and platforms and create fixed income liquidity hubs?