Erik Tham

Executive Director Fixed Income Execution
UBS Wealth Management

Erik Tham sits on the central Fixed Income electronic order execution / trading desk of UBS Wealth Management, one of Europe’s leading buy-side houses for Fixed Income securities. Erik has actively been evaluating new fixed income initiatives in order to establish the right partners to assist his trading operations at UBS Wealth Management. On the back of his extensive fixed income trading experience, Erik will be providing his expert view on the key functionalities of key fixed income platforms that can help you prosper in the increasing electronic landscape.

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Embracing The New Fixed Income World

Sunday, January 10th, 2016

09:40 All Star Panel: A view from the top- How are all fixed income players adapting to new market structure opportunities (and challenges!)?

In light of ongoing regulatory reform, new fixed income initiatives and the influx of new technologies, one of the biggest challenges facing buy side organisations like yours today is how to adapt to the new market structure. This market leading panel provides representation from all corners of the industry, who will outline how market participants are adapting to work more effectively with each other going forward. Attend this market leading panel discussion to learn:

How are individual market participants adapting their business models to support the demand for liquidity and prosper in a new market
Technological innovation- How is new technology influencing the way buy side, sell side and platforms interact with each other?
Outlining a new market structure- How are the roles of market participants changing and the traditional roles becoming indistinct?
Will a new market structure have a positive effect on liquidity growth, or is the liquidity drought here to stay in fixed income?

14:45 Oxford Style Debate: RFQ vs CLOB: Which will be the dominant model for fixed income trading?

The Request for Quote (RFQ) vs. Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) debate rages on, and as fixed income trading becomes more electronic, some believe that CLOB trading can become the dominant form of trading on platforms. Join this interactive debate on the divisive issue to hear both sides of the argument and decide for yourself which form of trading is best suited to your trading operations:

Is the evolution from RFQ to a CLOB natural, or is RFQ the best way of trading on fixed income platforms?
Do you get better liquidity from a Request for Quote (RFQ) model or a Central Limit Order Book (CLOB)?
Can RFQ models and CLOBs work in tandem with each other or will one version dominate fixed income markets?
Over the next 5 years, will a CLOB be the more favoured style of fixed income platform or is the RFQ model here to stay?