11 July 2024

• Robbert Booij, CEO, Eurex Frankfurt AG

• Jan Bart de Boer, Chief Commercial Officer, ABN AMRO Clearing

Moderator: Carolin Roth, Financial Journalist and Moderator

Speakers:

• Rutger Schellens, CEO, ABN AMRO Clearing

• Tanya Pieters-Gorissen, Head of Capital Markets Integrity Supervision, AFM

This panel will discuss the latest industry trends, analyze the investment landscape and debate on the key drivers impacting derivatives trading performance.

- What is front of mind for heads of trading in 2024 and beyond?

- How is the geo-political situation affecting derivatives trading trends?

- What is the influence of AI and related technologies on the industry?

Moderator: Carolin Roth, Financial Journalist and Moderator

Speakers:

• Randolf Roth, Executive Board Member, Eurex Frankfurt AG

• Further speakers to be announced

- Why is retail participation so important for the EU capital markets?

- Will the current positioning, foreseen amendments in the European retail investment strategy (RIS), contribute to more retail participation?

- How to further engage retail investors in derivatives trading?

Moderator: Carolin Roth, Financial Journalist and Moderator

Speaker:

• Randy Pattiselanno, Manager Strategy & Regulatory Affairs, DUFAS

- How does the retail investor currently interact with European derivatives?

- How can Europe stimulate more retail participation? What is the role of different players (brokers, exchanges, market makers)?

- Is regulation fit for purpose as it relates to retail investors trading listed derivatives?

Moderator: Lotte de Vos, Head of European Market Structure, Optiver

Speakers

• Jan Heyder, International Sales Manager, CapTrader

• Robin van Rijn, Executive Director Brokerage Europe, flatexDEGIRO Bank

• Philipp Schultze, Head of Sales Europe, Eurex

• Carl-Johan Munch-Jensen, Head of Trading, Swissquote

sponsored by Optiver

Moderator: Carolin Roth, Financial Journalist and Moderator

Speaker:

• Armelle Loeb-Darcagne, Executive Board Member, STOXX

Energy derivatives and power derivatives aren’t new to the market but most certainly top of mind as more and more firms, trading traditionally financial derivatives, are seeking exposure and keen to trade further markets.

- What are the key trends in the European power markets

- How are the energy markets developing?

- Are energy derivatives the new financial derivatives?

Moderator: Carolin Roth, Financial Journalist and Moderator

Speakers:

• Tom Frohnhoff, Senior Business Developer, Power Derivatives, EEX

• Martin Eichstädt-Krug, Managing Director, Head Global Markets & Clearing Germany, ABN AMRO Bank

• Further speakers to be announced

It is widely recognized that the European economy needs more vibrant and liquid capital markets to provide for the safety and wellbeing of European citizens. Derivatives markets are a key contributor to this. As policy makers are mulling over the ways to reinvigorate European capital markets, one critical element will need to be meaningful change to the prudential rules for investment firms (IFR/IFD).

- How have the IFR/IFD rules affected European liquidity providers?

- Why should all users of the derivatives markets care about these impacts?

- How we can turn things around to make European derivatives markets more globally competitive?

Moderator: Carolin Roth, Financial Journalist and Moderator

Speaker:

• Piebe Teeboom, Secretary General, FIA European Principal Traders Association

- How does the Dutch buy-side manage their risk using derivatives?

- How do structure product desks, asset managers and hedge funds leverage equity derivatives globally?

- How is the role of the market makers changing?

Moderator: Piebe Teeboom, Secretary General, FIA European Principal Traders Association

Speakers:

• Paul van der Meer, DCP Execution & Sales Lead, IMC

• Andre Eue, Head of Market Development & Pricing, Eurex

• Wilrik F. Sinia, Director, Mint Tower Capital Management

• Tjerk Bosse , Director, Head of Equity Derivatives Trading, Van Lanschot Kempen

sponsored by IMC