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More traders attend TradeTech than any other conference to:

Feb. 28 – Mar. 2, 2011 Pier Sixty, New York, NYwww.TradeTechUSA.com

The premier global event for institutional equity trading

Register Today! Call: 888-482-6012 or 646-200-7530Email: [email protected] Web: www.TradeTechUSA.com

Lead Sponsors:

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Network with TradeTech traders from around the world:

Head of Americas Fundamental Equity Trading, BlackRock

Managing Director, Head of Equity Trading, Allianz GlobalInvestors Capital

Global Head of Quantitative Trading, AllianceBernstein

Senior Portfolio Manager and Trader, DeutscheAsset Management

Head of Trading,Franklin Mutual Advisers

Senior Equity Trader,Pyramis Global Advisors

Take the pulse of the industry from 85+ esteemed speakers including:

Peter R. Orszag, Member of President Obama’s Cabinet and Director, Office of Management and Budget, 2009-2010

An insider’s look at what’s happening in Washington and its effect on business

Charlie Rose, Executive Editor and Anchor, Charlie Rose

One of the world’s most renowned interviewers taps into the minds of top finance executives during TradeTech’s 2nd Annual Future Of Capital Markets Panel

Distinguished Guest Speakers:

Buy Side Head Traders:Take part in candid dialogue with other head traders

at TradeTech’s private Head Trader Think Tank. To find out if you are right for this session and request an

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103+ buy side attendees have already registered to attend 2011’s event–We are on track for the largest buy side attendance ever with over 330 buyside traders and technologists from firms including:

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State Street Global Advisors

Fidelity Investments

Franklin Mutual Advisers

Morgan Stanley Investment Management

TIAA-CREF

Deutsche Asset Management

Natixis Global Asset Management

Pyramis Global Advisors

ING Investment Management

Charles Schwab Investment Management

SAC Capital Advisors

Pioneer Investments

State of Wisconsin Investment Board

Norges Bank Investment Management

Hyman Beck & Co.

Nuveen Investments

AllianceBernstein

ABP Financial Group

Cohen & Steers Capital Management

DIAM USA

Mutual of America Capital Management

Nicholas Applegate Capital Management

Quantitative Management Associates

Worldquant

NYS Common Retirement Fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Brown Brothers Harriman

AimCo

Quantitative Management Associates

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Table of Contents:Buy Side Only-Trading Summit...........4

Sell Side Focus Day ............................5

Day One Agenda...............................6

Buy Side-Only Head Trader Think Tank .....................6

Day Two Agenda ...............................7

About Our Sponsors..........................9

About Our Media Partners...............10

Conference Pricing and Team Discounts ........................11

Registration Form ............................12

Buy Side Job Titles:■ 26% Head of Trading

■ 39% Trader

■ 20% IT/Systems

■ 10% Business Management

■ 3% Portfolio Management

■ 2% Other

Firm Type:■ 49% Buy Side

■ 38% Sell Side

■ 13% Other

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Buy Side-Only Trading Summit Monday, February 28, 2011

When was the last time you sat at a table with 10 other buy side traders facingsimilar challenges as you? How valuable is it to pick your peer’s brain andunderstand how he is playing the market and optimizing the performance of histrading desk?

TradeTech continues to host the Buy Side-Only Trading Summit each yearbecause you keep telling us its some of the most valuable time you spend awayfrom your desk. The interactive nature of this summit coupled with the buy side-only roundtable discussions ensures you are able to ask those burning questionsyou don’t have the answer to yet. You get new ideas and fresh perspectivesfrom traders trading the same style as you – and remember; only buy sidetraders are permitted to attend this summit.

Sponsored By:

WHAT’S NEW AND IMPROVED?• Roundtable discussions will be grouped into categories based on your firm type so

dialogue is most relevant to your trading style:o Hedge Fundso Long-Only Growth Managerso Long-Only Value Managerso Plus further breakdown by AUM and international vs. domestic trading

• Smaller tables of around 10 other traders ensures everyone will be involved in thediscussion (and you can hear them!)

• Tables mix up halfway through the day so you gain twice as many profit-increasing strategies and increase your new network of contacts by double

• Buy side moderators co-moderate with roundtable hosts to ensure the mostcritical buy side issues are addressed, instead of vendor pitching. We tried this outat TradeTech in San Francisco to rave reviews!

11:15 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #1: DifferentiatingDark Pools To Determine Which Venues AccessGreatest LiquidityHosted by: Bloomberg TradebookITGNomuraRBC Capital MarketsRoyal Bank of Scotland

How it works:Take a seat at one of the following tables:• Hedge Funds• Long-Only Growth Managers• Long-Only Value Managers• Plus further breakdown by AUM and international vs. domestic

tradingA buy side moderator and roundtable host will guide you and yourbuy side colleagues through solution-defining discussion on sixkey topics. You’ll walk away with a stronger buy side supportnetwork (so you know who to ring when you have a challenge toovercome!) and countless strategies to increase the profitability ofyour trading desk.

11:45 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #2: BenchmarkingBuy Side Use Of Global CSAs, CommissionRecapture Programs, and CCAs

12:15 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #3: Buy SideTrends In Pre- And Post-Trade Analysis To AchieveBetter Execution

12:45 Lunch

1:35 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #4: DeterminingWhen To Use High Touch Vs. Low Touch TradingBoth Domestically And Globally

2:05 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #5: How Buy SideDesks Are Responding To The ChangingRegulatory And Compliance Environment

2:35 Buy Side Roundtable Discussion #6: OvercomingOMS/EMS/Trading System Challenges AndMaximizing Functionality

8:00 Summit Registration & Breakfast

8:45 Welcoming RemarksSara MuellerExecutive DirectorTradeTech

8:50 Chairperson’s Opening Address

9:00 Guest Speaker: The State Of The Market WithTechnical Analyst Guru Ralph Acampora

Ralph AcamporaManaging Director – Market AnalyticsAltaira Wealth Management

9:35 PANEL: Using At-Trade Or Real-Time TCA To IncreaseThe Performance Of Your Trading Desk

Dmitry RakhlinGlobal Head of Quantitative TradingAllianceBernstein

Dr. Mayiz HabbalSenior Vice President, Securities & InvestmentsCelent

10:10 Keynote: What Buy Side Traders Need To Know ToPrepare For An SEC Examination

Lori HochPrincipal and Chief Operating OfficerCortina Asset Management

Speaking in New York after rave reviews from the TradeTech SanFrancisco event!

10:45 Buy Side Benchmarking Session VIA Anonymous Real Time PollingBenchmark algo usage, CSA trends, technology adoption and morevia anonymous audience polling. See the results in real time anddownload results broken down by buy side demographics after theshow. You’ll learn how best to invest your resources in 2011 to bemost competitive.

11:00 Morning Refreshment Break & Opportunity For BuySide Networking Hosted by

“You get great insight from meeting other traders at the buy-side only forum” - Chetan Joglekar, Acting Head of Trading, TIAA-CREF


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You’ve told us there are many challenges to overcome as a sell side trader in today’s marketplace. So TradeTech has created this session just for you to support discussionwith your sell side peers on how to increase your market share in 2011 and utilize technology most effectively. Fragmentation isn’t going away any time soon. This focusday allows you to build a plan to navigate fragmentation most effectively and ensure you are meeting the needs of your buy side clients.

Sell Side Focus Day Monday, February 28, 2011

10:15 Focus Day Registration & Breakfast



11:10 Opening Keynote: Reinventing The Relationship:Maximizing Institutional Brokerage Profitability

Cheyenne MorganAnalystTABB Group

11:45 PANEL: Determining How The Sell Side Can NavigateFragmentation And Source Liquidity Joseph FerrareseManaging Director, Head of Americas Cash Trading Deutsche Bank

Bernie McDevittVP of TradingCheevers & Company

12:15 PANEL: Examining Developing Sell Side TradingSystems And Technology To Most Efficiently ConnectTo Clients And Global LiquidityMichael MollemansHead of Electronic Trading SalesDaiwa Capital Markets Americas

Raymond VelazquezHead of U.S. Equity Sales & TradingMizuho Securities

12:45 Lunch

1:35 Rotating Roundtable Discussions – Choose Two#1 Lowering Costs While Increasing Value In A ShrinkingCommission Environment

#2 The Future Of The Sell Side Trader: Staying Relevant In AnEvolving Marketplace

#3 Lowering FIX Connectivity Costs

How it works:Customize your experience at the Sell Side Focus Day by choosing theroundtable topic most relevant to your current challenges. Your peerswill lead you through a highly focused discussion with your colleaguesto share solutions to your common concerns. After 45 minutes yourotate to another table, and begin another constructive debate!

Want to participate in them all? Don’t worry! At the end of thesession each moderator will wrap up the most important findings fromthe discussions with the entire audience – so you don’t have to miss asingle strategy!

3:05 Afternoon Refreshment Break & Networking Break

3:20 Trader Compensation Study VIA Anonymous Real-Time PollingSee page 2 for details!

3:30 Guest Speaker: An Inside Look At The Collapse OfLehman Brothers And The Changes Necessary ForFinancial Reform

Lawrence G. McDonald, Trading Vice President who blew thelid off Lehman Brothers, and the #1 New York TimesBestselling Author

4:05 Closing Keynote: The Global Economic Forecast: WhatTo Expect For 2011 John RichardsHead of Strategy, AmericasRBS Global Banking & Markets

4:40 Chairperson’s Closing Address

4:45 Kickoff Wine Tasting ReceptionHosted By Goldman SachsAfter a debate-filled day, sample a nice red or whitewhile talking with 125+ buy side traders. TradeTechbrings together the buy and sell side focus days forthis lively reception that kicks off the start of the mainconference. Don’t forget your business cards!

5:45 Focus Day Concludes

3:05 Afternoon Refreshment Break & Opportunity For BuySide NetworkingHosted by

3:20 Trader Compensation Study VIA Anonymous Real-Time PollingSee page 2 for details!

3:30 Guest Speaker: An Inside Look At The Collapse OfLehman Brothers And The Changes Necessary ForEffective Financial Reform

Lawrence G. McDonald,Trading Vice President who blew the lidoff Lehman Brothers, and the #1 New York Times BestsellingAuthor

4:05 Closing Keynote: The Global Economic Forecast: WhatTo Expect For 2011 John RichardsHead of Strategy, AmericasRBS Global Banking & Markets

4:40 Chairperson’s Closing Address

4:45 Kickoff Wine Tasting ReceptionHosted By Goldman SachsYou've spent the day debating solutions to navigatefragmentation and manage your sell side partnerships;now its time to relax, have fun, and strengthenrelationships with your colleagues while sampling anice red or white.

5:45 Summit Concludes

“The Buy Side Summit roundtable format has improved over the years to make the discussions with my buy side peers even morevaluable. I like the way the tables are broken up by investment styles. All in all a great conference.”

- Kurt Kujawa, Head Trader, Cortina Asset Management

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Conference Day One Tuesday, March 1, 2011

7:00 Registration And Breakfast In The Solutions Zone



8:10 PANEL: How High Frequency Trading Is Impacting TheMarket And What Institutional Traders Can Do ToCompete

8:55 PANEL: Creating The Strongest Anti-Gaming Strategy ToProtect Your Trades

2:10 Chairperson’s Afternoon Address

Concurrent Sessions – Choose One

Track A: International Trading Track B: Market Structure & Broker Management

9:40 PANEL: Trading The Globe: Best Practices For Building OutAnd Optimizing Your Global Desk

10:20 Morning Refreshment Break & Opportunity To Network InThe Solutions Zone

10:55 PANEL: Differentiating Between Dark Pools And CrossingNetworks To Compete In The Search For Alpha Edward DoyleSenior Equity TraderPioneer Investments

Todd LopezManaging Director and Co-Head of Americas SalesGoldman Sachs Electronic Trading

11:35 Keynote PresentationCheck www.TradeTechUSA.com for updates.

12:10 The 2nd Annual Future Of Capital Markets Chief ExecutivePanel Moderated By Charlie Rose

Charlie RoseExecutive Editor and AnchorCharlie Rose

Witness one of the world’s most popular interviewers discuss with topexecutives in finance how they are planning for the future of our quicklyevolving marketplace. Stay tuned to learn which investment banking and assetmanagement Chief Executives will join in this captivating, forward-lookingdiscussion moderated by renowned interviewer Charlie Rose.

1:10 Lunch

Real Time Audience Polling Sponsored by

During today’s presentations, take part in live, anonymous polling – right from the comfort of your own conference chair. You’ll see the results on screen in real time. Pluswe’ll send you the final results report after the event so you can share this invaluable information with the rest of your trading team. What a great way to be involved inthe presentations throughout the day!

Chairperson’s Afternoon Address

Moderators:Jonathan ClarkHead of Fundamental Equity Trading, AmericasBlackRock

Frank LoughlinCo-Head of Americas Equity TradingAllianceBernstein

Jason McLeanDirector of TradingIridian Asset Management

3:40 Buy Side-Only Think Tank Concludes

Cited as most head traders’ favorite part of TradeTech, the Think Tankprovides you an opportunity to take part in shockingly candid debate withyour fellow head buy side traders in an environment free of vendors ormedia. This private event is only open to 35 head traders. You MUST beinvited and you MUST RSVP to reserve a seat.

How to get invited:To request your invitation to this select event, please contact Rob Golen at416-597-4771 or [email protected].

What it’s all about:If you are right for this exclusive session, we’ll fill you in on the details.

2:10 Chairperson:Priya BhupathiHead of New York Execution ServicesBank of America Merrill Lynch

Exclusive Buy Side-Only Head Trader Think Tank Sponsored By

Manoj NarangFounder and CEOTradeworx

Jose MarquesManaging Director andGlobal Head of EquityElectronic TradingDeutsche Bank

Chris BartlettDirector of Trading andTrading TechnologyNobilis Capital

Jay BiancamanoGlobal Head ofMarketplaceLiquidnet Holdings, Inc.

David MarguliesHead of ElectronicProducts GroupWeeden & Co. L.P.

Chris WilloxDirector of TradingFenimore Asset Management

Jatin SuryawanshiHead of Global Quant StrategyJefferies & Company, Inc.

Kevin BradyManaging Director, Program& Electronic Sales TradingNomura SecuritiesInternational, Inc.

Owain SelfHead of Algorithmic Trading,Americas and EMEAUBS Investment Bank

Joseph WaldManaging DirectorKnight Equity Markets,L.P.

Scott A, LyskoSenior Equity TraderPyramis Global Advisors

Timothy ReillyManaging DirectorCiti

Robert ShapiroGlobal Head of Execution ConsultingBloomberg Tradebook

Bradford O’GradyPrincipal, Head of TradingTrilogy Global Advisors


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demand!

3:25 Afternoon Refreshment Break & Opportunity To Network In The Solutions Zone

5:00 UBS Cocktail GalaJoin your colleagues for one of the most sizzling parties in New York! Unwind with your drink of choice, great food, andmusic as you strengthen your industry contacts. The UBS Cocktail Gala never disappoints, so bring your colleagues and beready for an exciting time.

6:30 TradeTech Day One Concludes

Conference Day Two Wednesday, March 2, 2011

8:00 Breakfast In The Solutions Zone



9:10 Buy Side/Sell Side Debate: Trade ADay In My ShoesThe nature of the buy side and sell side relationship has been atalking point at TradeTech for years. It never goes away because

your relationship is constantly evolving. While the buy and sell sidedepend greatly on each other, there is often a big disconnect with thechallenges each side faces trading with each other every day. Here is yourchance to walk a mile in the other side’s shoes. To hear their challenges –that maybe you contribute to… and to learn how to work togetherbetter as the industry evolves so that everyone can be more profitable.Make sure to get a good seat, as this debate is not something you willwant to miss!

Sell side debaters to be confirmed.

3:55 PANEL: Competition, Fragmentation, And Regulation InEuropean Markets

4:30 Closing Guest Speaker: The Future Of News In TradingRobert ThomsonManaging EditorThe Wall Street Journal

PANEL: Commission Management: Tracking & ManagingYour Commissions Most Efficiently To Streamline TheTrading Process

Lori HochPrincipal and Chief Operating OfficerCortina Asset Management

Additional panelists to be confirmed

PANEL: State Of The Hedge Fund Industry: How HedgeFunds Are Utilizing Technology, Raising Capital, AndEnhancing Trading Strategy

2:15 PANEL: Examining Emerging Markets’ Liquidity AndMarket Structure To Identify The Most Profitable TradingOpportunities

2:50 PANEL: Outlining The Latest Developments In FrontierMarkets

Alison GrahamChief Investment OfficerVoltan Capital Management


PANEL: Examining The Current Capital MarketsRegulatory Environment So Firms Can Prepare ForImpending ChangesAri BursteinSenior CounselInvestment Company Institute (ICI)

Jamie SelwayManaging DirectorITG

PANEL: Optimizing Your Broker Relationships AndDetermining Who To Trade With And When

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Ron LysekHead of TradingFranklin Mutual Advisers

Michael MastrogiannisSVP of TradingMutual of America CapitalManagement

Miranda MizenPrincipal, Head ofEuropean ResearchTABB Group

Natan TiefenbrunCommercial DirectorTurquoise

Greg TreacyDirector, Cross BorderExecution ServicesBank of America MerrillLynch

Spencer GreenbergCEORebellion Research

Jim CooneyDirector of TradingStone Toro

Samuel M. Hocking Jr.Global Head of PrimeBrokerage SalesBNP Paribas

Giri CherukuriHead Trader and PortfolioManagerOakBrook Investments

Seth HoenigHead TraderGlenhill Capital

Jim FrancisSenior Portfolio Managerand TraderDeutsche AssetManagement

Lead Sponsors:

Moderated by: Paul MurphyEditor in ChiefFT Tilt

Seth R. FreemanCEO & Chief InvestmentOfficerEM Capital Management

Richard C. KangChief Investment Officer &Director of ResearchEmerging GlobalAdvisors

Jeffery LayPresidentTalon Eight GlobalManagement

"The qualified buy side attendance is impressive. There is a great balance between buy side and sell side. All around best trading conference in the US & Europe!"

- Patricia Bertucci, Institutional Investor News

Concurrent Sessions – Choose One

9:50 PANEL: Beyond The Benchmark: How Buy Side FirmsAre Advancing TCA

10:30 Morning Refreshment Break & Opportunity ToNetwork In The Solutions Zone

11:05 PANEL: Determining How To Find Block LiquidityAmidst Growing Market Fragmentation Tereck FaresDirector of TradingChicago Equity Partners

Craig JensenPrincipal, Co-Head of TradingArmstrong Shaw Associates

11:40 Keynote PresentationAndrew SilvermanManaging Director, Global Co-HeadMorgan Stanley Electronic Trading

12:20 Guest Speaker: An Insider’s Look At The EconomicScene: What's Happening In Washington And ItsEffect On Business

Peter R. OrszagMember of President Obama’s Cabinet and DirectorOffice of Management and Budget, 2009-2010

Peter Orszag is the first member of President Obama’s cabinet to returnto private life, and there is no other person who can provide deeperinsights and insider anecdotes. During his tenure, Congress debated andenacted the recovery act and the healthcare reform act, among numerousother pieces of legislation. Dr. Orszag opens the curtain on how theselegislative policies were implemented and their fiscal implications with amasterful ability to recall, synthesize and humanize economic data.President Obama sought direction from Dr. Orszag on numerous issuesinvolving our national economy, including debt, job creation, regulations,and healthcare spending. There is no other outside speaker who wascloser to the President on the issues of how our nation spends its moneyand bolsters its economy. Beyond the white-hot timeliness of his contentor his insider’s perspective, his humorous and engaging delivery brings tolife the stories behind the data and within the White House.

1:20 Lunch

3:35 Afternoon Refreshment Break & Opportunity To Network In The Solutions Zone

4:40 American Trader ChallengeWitness the first ever America Trader Challenge hosted by TradeTech! Modeled after the popular American Idol television show,student competitors from leading universities will have an opportunity to present their ideas on the next generation of electronictrading. A TradeTech judging panel of industry veterans will critique and offer feedback on each of the students’ ideas. Then theentire TradeTech audience will vote in real time (via anonymous Audience Response Polling) on who the first American TraderChallenge winner is. Don’t miss these fresh, bleeding-edge ideas and get to know your new peers – and competitors!

5:15 TradeTech Concludes

2:20 Chairperson’s Afternoon Address

2:25 Financial Innovation And The Challenges Of Complexity:The Technology Race To Keep Up With Evolving MarketNeedsTed PendletonSenior Vice President, Business DevelopmentNumerix

Ben NareyDirector, US Banking and Capital Markets - Financial ServicesMicrosoft

3:00 PANEL: Revamping Your Electronic Trading Platform ToIncrease Performance And Meet Evolving Workflow NeedsDmitry KoltunovSenior Vice PresidentHighbridge Capital Management

Nitin GambhirCEO and FounderTethys Technology, Inc.

Tim DeckerProduct ManagerAdvent

Track A: Trading Technologies Track B: Next-Generation Trading Strategy

Chairperson’s Afternoon Address

PANEL: Obtaining Real-Time Venue Transparency In DarkPools

PANEL: Investigating Options Trading Technology AndMarket Structure Of The FutureMo RiadPresidentRio Investment Company

Peter Van KleefCEOLakeview Arbitrage

4:05 PANEL: Should Latency Really Matter To The Buy And SellSide Trader?

Peter Van KleefCEOLakeview Arbitrage


PANEL: ETF Execution And Trading Strategy For Buy AndSell Side TradersAlan RosenfieldManaging DirectorHarmony Asset Management

Daniel S. ShafferPresident & CEOShaffer Asset Management

Hot Session


Kevin ChapmanManaging Director, Head of Equity TradingAllianz Global InvestorsCapital

Alison CrosthwaitDirector, Global TradingResearchInstinet

Ray TierneyPresident and CEOBloomberg Tradebook

Tyler MarthalerSenior ManagerAccenture CapitalMarkets

Enrico CacciatoreSenior TraderING Investment Management

Ian DomowitzChief Executive OfficerITG Solutions Network

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcingcompany. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across allindustries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful

companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses andgovernments. With approximately 204,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, the companygenerated net revenues of US$21.6 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2010.

Advent Software, Inc., a global firm, has provided trusted solutions to the world’sfinancial professionals since 1983. Today firms in more than 60 countries rely onAdvent technology to run their mission-critical operations. Advent’s quality software,data, services and tools enable financial professionals to improve service and

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Execution Services offers a full suiteof premier equity trading solutions enhanced by the firm's vast globalresources, access to superior liquidity, world-class technology and leading scale

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Bloomberg Tradebook® is a leading global agency broker that provides directmarket access and a breadth of trading analytics and algorithms to institutionaltraders that seek maximum alpha on every market transaction. Founded in 1996,

Tradebook offers its customer base multi-asset, multi-currency trading solutions to actively manage complextrading strategies in over 60 global markets. www.BloombergTradebook.com

BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) is one of the six strongest banks in theworld* and the largest bank in the eurozone by deposits. With a presence in

more than 80 countries and about 200,000 employees, including 160,000 in Europe, BNP Paribas is a leadingEuropean provider of financial services on a worldwide scale. It ranks highly in its three core activities: RetailBanking, Investment Solutions and Corporate & Investment Banking. In Retail Banking, the Group has fourdomestic markets: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated modelacross the Europe-Mediterranean zone and boasts a large network in the United States. BNP Paribas PersonalFinance is the leader in consumer lending in Europe. In its Corporate & Investment Banking and InvestmentSolutions activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe and solid and fast-growing businesses inAsia. *Rated AA by Standard & Poor's i.e. 3rd rating on a scale of 22.

Charles River Development is a front-/middle-office software solutions provider to over 300investment firms in the institutional, wealth management/trust, alternative, mutual funds,insurance, pension fund and fund administration/custody markets in 30 countries. The CharlesRiver Investment Management System, a comprehensive front-/middle-office software suite for all

asset classes, includes Charles River Manager – decision support/portfolio management/modeling; CharlesRiver Compliance - real-time pre-trade/in-trade/postexecution/ end-of-day compliance management; CharlesRiver Trader – order management/electronic trading/execution management; Charles River Post-Trade -centralized management of trade matching/confirmation/settlement workflow; Charles River Performance -daily performance measurement/attribution/performance risk. It is fully integrated with the broker-neutralCharles River FIX Network.

Citi, the leading global financial services company, has approximately 200 million customeraccounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Through Citicorp and Citi

Holdings, Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financialproducts and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securitiesbrokerage, transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found atwww.citigroup.com or www.citi.com.

As one of the world's leading banks, Credit Suisse provides its clients withinvestment banking, private banking and asset management services worldwide.Credit Suisse offers advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative

products to companies, institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients globally, as well as retail clients inSwitzerland. Credit Suisse is active in over 50 countries and employs approximately 45,000 people. CreditSuisse's parent company, Credit Suisse Group, is a leading global financial services company headquartered inZurich. Credit Suisse Group's registered shares (CSGN) are listed in Switzerland and, in the form of AmericanDepositary Shares (CS), in New York. Further information about Credit Suisse can be found at www.credit-suisse.com. Advanced Execution Services® (AES) is Credit Suisse's award-winning suite of algorithmic tradingstrategies, tools, and analytics for global trading across equities, options, futures and foreign exchange. WithAES’s tools, traders can improve performance versus benchmarks, work orders on multiple liquidity pools, andadd consistency to the trading process. The AES team is dedicated to a philosophy of constant improvementand innovation. AES continues to evolve as new trends develop in the marketplace and as our research teamsdiscover more effective trading techniques. This is why AES has been recognized consistently as the leader inalgorithmic trading.

Deutsche Bank is a leading global investment bank with a strong and profitable private clientsfranchise. A leader in Germany and Europe, the bank is continuously growing in North America, Asiaand key emerging markets. With Euro 1,733 billion in assets and 78,896 employees in 72 countries,Deutsche Bank offers unparalleled financial services throughout the world. The bank competes to be

the leading global provider of financial solutions for demanding clients creating exceptional value for itsshareholders and people. Global Markets’ equity business, Global Markets Equity, is a market leading provider ofequity and equity-linked products to institutional, corporate and retail clients globally. The award-winningplatform offers scalability and flexibility in its design, providing a global network of execution services andfinancial engineering expertise.

Founded in 1996, FlexTrade Systems Inc. is the industry pioneer andglobal leader in broker-neutral algorithmic trading platforms and

execution systems for equities, foreign exchange and listed derivatives. FlexTRADER, our flagship platform foralgorithmic trading, is widely viewed as unique in the industry for its combined high performance and multi-asset capability. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia, FlexTrade provides access to nearly 250trading destinations including brokers, exchanges, dark pools and ECNs, and can be implemented onsite or asa fully-hosted ASP platform via data centers in Chicago, New York, New Jersey, London, Paris and Singapore.

Grupo Bursatil Mexicano (GBM) is an independent Mexican investment and brokeragefirm with more than 30 years of experience in Mexico’s financial market. Great effort anda keen focus throughout the years have placed us in the lead in terms of equity trading,

private banking, investment funds, and e-trading in the Mexican market. Today, our value oriented investmentideas based on the thorough analysis and core input fundamentals from the largest research team in the entirecountry, together with our three-way execution model with broker dealers in Mexico, the US, and Brazil, haveplaced us as leaders in the Mexican Market. Finally, in 2002 GBM introduced FIX Protocol to the Mexicanmarket. We were the first ones to offer this service and we proudly continue with great improvements.

Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, L.P, through its GSET offering, provides clientswith the necessary tools to manage their trades from start to finish, from pre-trade analyticsto post-trade analysis. Clients access our products via REDIPlus(r), our top-ranked EMS

platform, or via FIX. Customers can seek liquidity using our suite of multi-asset algorithms, route to optimaldestinations using our SIGMA smart router, and take advantage of non-displayed liquidity through ourSIGMA(tm) and SIGMA X(tm) non-displayed liquidity suite. Along with providing clients access to global equitymarkets, we also offer FX, futures, and options across North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information,visit http://gset.gs.com.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking,securities and investment management services to a substantial and diversified client base that includescorporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm isheadquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other majorfinancial centers around the world.

Instinet is an electronic trading pioneer, having established the world’s first majorelectronic trading venue in 1969, one of the first recognized U.S. ECNs in 1997 andthe first pan-European MTF in 2007. Instinet operates a global network of agency-

only brokers that seek to help institutions lower overall trading costs and improve investment performancethrough the use of innovative electronic trading products, including smart-routing, algorithms, DMA, darkpools and EMS platforms, and also provide sales trading, commission management services and independentresearch. Instinet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc. For more information, please visitwww.instinet.com.

Investment Technology Group, Inc., is a independent agency research broker thatpartners with asset managers globally to improve performance throughout the investmentprocess. A leader in electronic trading since launching the POSIT® crossing network in1987, ITG takes a consultative approach in delivering the highest quality institutional

liquidity, execution services, analytical tools, and proprietary research insights grounded in data. Assetmanagers rely on ITG's independence, experience, and intellectual capital to help mitigate risk, improveperformance, and navigate increasingly complex markets. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices inNorth America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information on ITG, please visit www.itg.com.

Jefferies, a global securities and investment banking firm, has served companies andtheir investors for more than 48 years. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is the principaloperating subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF: jefferies.com).

Knight is a global financial services firm that provides trade execution, research and capitalmarket services across multiple asset classes. The firm is consistently ranked as the leadingsource of liquidity in U.S. equities with over 10 billion shares traded daily. Knight has a

growing global presence with offices located throughout North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.To learn more about Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) go to www.knight.com

Liquidnet is the premier institutional investment community, bringing togetherthe world’s largest asset managers and public companies on a single networkthat directly connects traders, portfolio managers, analysts and corporate

issuers. Liquidnet enables Members of its community to achieve greater performance by moving frominvestment idea to implementation faster, ultimately retaining more alpha throughout the entire institutionalinvestment cycle. Launched in 2001, the Liquidnet community extends to 36 equity markets across fivecontinents. Liquidnet is headquartered in New York with offices in Boston, London, San Francisco, Chicago,Toronto, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore. For more information on the Liquidnet community, itsliquidity, block executions, and additional investment capabilities, visit www.liquidnet.com.

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) sits at the heart of the world’sfinancial community. The Group operates a broad range of internationalequity, bond and derivatives markets, including London Stock Exchange;

Borsa Italiana; MTS, Europe's leading fixed income market; and Turquoise, offering pan-European and US litand dark equity trading. Through its markets, the Group offers international business unrivalled access toEurope’s capital markets. The Group is a leading developer of high performance trading platforms and capitalmarkets software and also offers its customers around the world an extensive range of real-time and referencedata products and market-leading post-trade services. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom withsignificant operations in Italy and Sri Lanka, the Group employs around 1500 people. Further information onLondon Stock Exchange Group can be found at www.londonstockexchangegroup.com.

Microsoft’s Financial Services Group provides software that helps financial firmstransform the customer, employee and operations experience so they can

maximize opportunities for increased market share and profitability. Microsoft software helps empower peopleand IT staff within financial firms — and across key focus areas such as advisor platforms, channel renewal,insurance value chain, enterprise risk management and compliance, and payments. Through a combination ofMicrosoft- and partner-provided solutions, customers enable their employees to turn data into insight,transform ideas into action and turn change into opportunity. More information about Microsoft’s FinancialServices Group can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/financialservices.

Morgan Stanley has earned a worldwide reputation for excellence in financialadvice and market execution. With more than 1,200 offices in 37 countries, the

people of Morgan Stanley are dedicated to providing our clients the finest thinking, products and services tohelp them achieve even their most challenging goals. Morgan Stanley Electronic Trading (MSET) provides acomplete spectrum of services from pre-trade analytics, execution, post-trade execution performance analysisand commission management. We offer a comprehensive algorithmic trading suite and various direct marketaccess (DMA) strategies, including our smart order routing technology and our dark liquidity pool aggregator.Whether you are connecting to us via a third-party order management system or using our Morgan StanleyPassport execution management system, our global product offering provides seamless access to tradeportfolios, single stocks, ETFs, options, futures, swaps, and foreign exchange. Our team is committed toproviding stellar trading solutions for the most demanding specifications. For more information contact:Morgan Stanley Electronic Trading (MSET), 1585 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10036, Tel: (877) 761-MSET, E-mail: [email protected]

Neonet is a global agency brokerage that offers professional market participantsindependent, high-speed brokerage services based on advanced trading softwaresolutions. Neonet’s state-of-the art execution technology provides connectivity to markets

across the EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific. Neonet’s services include a comprehensive executionmanagement system, advanced trading algorithms, smart order routing, market data services and a 24 hourtrading desk for manual execution and support. Neonet’s clients are found in over 25 countries and includebanks, brokerage firms, institutional investors, hedge funds and trading venues. Neonet Securities is an OrcSoftware company. Orc Software is publicly traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm (SSE:ORC). For furtherinformation, visit www.neonet.com.

Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-basedinvestment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of

innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and governmentclients through an international network in over 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters inHong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs more than 27,000 staff worldwide. Nomura’s uniqueunderstanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions:retail, wholesale (global markets, investment banking, and other wholesale), and asset management.

RBC Capital Markets is a full service investment bank that provides a focusedset of products and services to institutions, corporations, governments and highnet worth clients around the world. With over 3,000 professional and support

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RBS Global Banking & Markets (GBM) division is a leading banking partner to majorcorporations, financial institutions and public sector clients around the world. GBMprovides an extensive range of debt, equity and commodity markets, treasury and investor

products, and financial advisory services. The division focuses on long-term customer relationships andexcellence in global product execution. GBM is active in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. RBS SecuritiesInc. a member of FINRA/SIPC, is a subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc. RBS is the marketing namefor the securities business of RBS Securities Inc.

Scotia Bank is Canada’s most international bank with assets ofapproximately $C523.4 billion and more than 69,900 employees in over

50 countries.* Scotia Capital represents the global corporate and investment banking and capital marketsbusinesses of the Scotiabank Group and was recently named Best Investment Bank in Canada for two yearsin a row, by Global Finance Magazine (2009, 2010). As a leading provider of equity sales and trading tocorporate and institutional clients, Scotia Capital has the breadth of product range, quality of ideas andexecution proficiency that our clients have come to rely on. As our clients’ needs change, we evolve to stay onthe leading-edge of innovation and technology. As part of Scotia Capital’s Global Capital Markets group, wecan provide clients with access to custodial and prime services, U.S. and Canadian agency coverage, and a fullsuite of electronic execution services." *As at July 31, 2010

Sybase, Inc., an SAP company, offers highly secure, high-availability software solutionsthat meet the trading industry’s needs for intensive transaction processing, advancedanalytics and modeling. These solutions capitalize on cutting-edge technological advances,such as real-time risk analysis (Sybase RAP - The Trading Edition) and complex-event

processing (Sybase CEP), to allow financial services firms to gain a competitive edge in capital markets. Today,Sybase customers include a number of the world’s largest financial institutions. And every day, tens of millionsof Wall Street trades run on Sybase technology. For more information, visit:http://www.sybase.com/capitalmarkets

Tethys Technology, Inc. (www.TethysTech.com) develops the most innovative andperformance intensive trading technology and analytics today. Our products andservices include advanced trade execution management systems and trading

algorithms. Our clients include both buy side and sell side firms active in equities, options, futures and FXaround the globe. Our flagship product is Execta, the fastest growing institutional trade-execution platform inthe market. The firm fosters exciting and challenging careers for people in a creative environment. If you arelooking for a culture that thrives on teamwork and collaboration while also recognizing individualcontributions, then e-mail your resume along with salary requirements tomailto:[email protected]:[email protected]@tethstech.com.

UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clientsworldwide. We combine our wealth management, investment banking and assetmanagement businesses with our Swiss operations to deliver superior financial solutions

and manage over CHF 2.2 trillion in invested assets. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS hasoffices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and employs approximately 64,000people. The Investment Bank provides securities and other financial products and research in equities, fixedincome, rates, foreign exchange and precious metals. It also provides advisory services and access to theworld's capital markets for corporate and institutional clients, governments, financial intermediaries, assetmanagers and private investors. UBS Direct Execution is the firm’s global institutional electronic tradingbusiness, offering Direct Market Access (DMA), a suite of advanced Algorithmic Trading strategies, anexecution management system called UBS Pinpoint, and a web-based platform of pre-trade, post-trade, andreal-time transaction cost analytics and tools called UBS Fusion.

Since 1922, Weeden & Co. has focused on providinginstitutional equity and fixed income clients with premierinvestment advice and services. Our commitment to our clients

remains the core of our franchise. Weeden & Co. is proud to have been chosen by our cliets as a top-rankedequity and fixed income broker serviing over 1,500 institutions globally. Our award winning ElectronicProducts Group develops cutting edge algorithmic products for a diverse set of clients.

Automated Trader is the first global magazine dedicated to automated andalgorithmic trading, and offers in-depth business and technical coverage throughcomprehensive news, features, in-depth articles on best practice/techniques and

detailed user case studies. In addition to thousands of CTAs, hedge funds, proprietary trading operationsand conventional asset managers globally, Automated Trader is also read by all major sellside participants inautomated and algorithmic trading.

A-Team Insight, financial IT's leading online news and PDF service, delivers insight for FinancialTechnology Executives on the stories, trends and topics that matter. The Electronic TradingChannel of A-Team Insight covers the business of electronic trading with insight into how sell-

side firms leverage new technologies and how buy-side firms turn new capabilities into superior financialperformance and business processes. Topics include algorithmic trading models, matching systems, OMSsystems, liquidity aggregators, transaction messaging/protocols and more. Complimentary access for qualifiedsenior managers at financial institutions: www.A-TeamGroup.com/complimentary-access.

Across the asset class spectrum. Irrespective of the instrument - equities, derivatives, bonds,foreign exchange - the last twenty years have seen a phenomenal growth in global financialmarkets with technology as its empowering force. That growth has led to logistical and

regulatory challenges, which have come into even sharper focus recently, central to which is best execution. Best execution as a principle encompasses price, costs, speed, likelihood of execution and settlement, size,nature or any other consideration relevant to the execution of the order. Best Execution the magazine coversthe issues and technology employed in pursuit of this principle. www.best-execution-world.com

bobsguide, an AFP® company based in London, is the premier financial IT solutionsnetwork, connecting financial IT buyers with suppliers. On bobsguide, financial ITsuppliers from across the globe interact with IT, treasury and financial professionals

and exchange information about robust, practical financial systems and software. As part of the Associationfor Financial Professionals®’ global network, bobsguide has over 45,000 members and 2,000 vendors andfeatures the latest financial technology news, RSS feeds, jobs and event announcements.www.bobsguide.com

Compliance Reporter is the only news-breaking source that exclusively coversinternational compliance initiatives at broker/dealers and investment advisers, aswell as regulations and enforcement actions from entities such as the NationalAssociation of Securities Dealers, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the

U.S. Court of Appeals and state regulatory agencies. For a free trial go to www.compliancereporter.com. Formore information please call 800.715.9195.

Derivatives Week is the only publication dedicated to breaking news on theover-the-counter derivatives market worldwide. Every week, its reporters in

New York, London and Hong Kong dig up must-read intelligence on swaps and options on credit, equities,interest rates, currencies and commodities before it appears anywhere else. They reveal who is usingderivatives, who is planning to do so and why. Coverage includes development of new derivative instruments,regulatory changes, firm reorganizations, market trends and risk management.

Financial-i is the voice of the global transaction banking business. As the magazine fortransaction banks and their customers including corporate treasurers, FIs and investmentmanagers, we cover the latest trends and issues in treasury & payments, securities services,trade and supply chain finance, as well as the business solutions and market infrastructure

that underpin the delivery of global transaction banking services. www.financial-i.com

FinRoad is a fast growing networking site reserved to Financial Markets professionals, withexclusive tools to detect and develop business, career and networking opportunities.Whether you are willing to sell, buy, invest or raise funds, smart matching tools narrow

down thousands into a manageable number of real opportunities in one single click! Based on a preciseclassification of financial markets subsectors, functions and instruments expertise. FinRoad also offerscompanies from the industry (brokers, buy side, exchanges, IT and data/software vendors...) highly targetedmarketing tools based on its new B2B marketing platform and Social Media consulting for Finance. "Let’s getconnected!" : www.finroad.com

FTSE – Visit www.ftse.com for more information.

Global Investment Technology provides business and technologyintelligence to institutional investors, pension plan sponsors, banks andsecurities firms which serve the money management community. Editorial

coverage focuses on strategic business interests of top-level decision makers as well as their systems andoperations professionals. For further information, please call (212) 370-3700, fax (212) 370-4606, [email protected] or visit us at www.globalinv.com.

HedgeCo.Net is the leading online community for qualified investors, hedge fundsand service providers. For investors, HedgeCo.Net offers the premier free hedge

fund database and powerful tools to search, rank and analyze potential investments. HedgeCo.Net membersenjoy access to daily news, manager columns, and a comprehensive directory of service providers.http://www.hedgeco.net/

Guarantee Your Edge in the Alternative-Investment ArenaEvery week, Hedge Fund Alert delivers the early intelligence you need to anticipate new

risks and opportunities facing fund-management firms, their investors and service providers. Be first to identifynew capital-raising tactics, investor strategies and competition among industry vendors. Sign up for a three-issueFREE trial subscription to Hedge Fund Alert by calling 201-659-1700 or visiting www.HFAlert.com.

At HedgeFundTools.com we connect hedge funds to pre-qualified service providerswith a proven track record of high quality, cost effective results. As part of the

HedgeCo Network, our team of project planning, sourcing and management experts draws upon a worldwidepool of talent to drive the success of your projects. www.hedgefundtools.com

As part of the top-ranked HedgeCo Network, HedgeFundEmployment.com facilitates jobsearches for the global alternative asset community. Our employment website is devotedexclusively to the hedge fund industry, and offers highly-targeted search tools and a user-

friendly meeting place for hedge fund job seekers, hedge fund recruiters and hedge fund firms.www.hedgefundemployment.com

Investors Business Daily is an authoritative financial news and research organizationrecognized for its proprietary investing screens, exclusive Stock & Fund ratings and

strong record of identifying market leaders as they emerge. Its award winning website, Investors.com, offerspremium subscriber-based tools, expert analysis and personalized research features for investors of all levels.Founded by famed Wall Street investment expert William J. O’Neil, both Investor’s Business Daily andInvestors.com provide passionate individuals and performance-driven professionals with distinctive content andinstitutional grade research that cannot be found elsewhere.

Get expert advice on how to achieve best execution and control transaction costs from TheJournal of Trading. Read about the latest practice in pre- and post-trade analysis, algorithmic

trading, and liquidity issues. From the editor of The Journal of Portfolio Management and Institutional Investor,The Journal of Trading gives you critical knowledge and in-depth analysis of the latest strategies and trends ininstitutional trading. Visit www.iijot.com for more information.

The Market Technicians Association (MTA) is a not-for-profit professional regulatoryorganization servicing over 3,800 market analysis professionals in over 73 countries around the

globe. The MTA’s main objectives involve the education of the public, the investment community and itsmembership in the theory, practice and application of technical analysis. The MTA is also responsible for thecreation, oversight, administration and regulation of the CMT designation. The CMT is the only designation fortechnical analysts that qualifies as a “Series 86” exemption upon passing levels 1 and 2 of the CMT exam asrecognized by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Seeking Alpha (www.seekingalpha.com) is the premier financial website for actionablestock market opinion and analysis. Handpicked from the world's top blogs, money

managers, financial experts and investment newsletters, Seeking Alpha publishes more than 250 articles daily.Seeking Alpha gives a voice to over 3,000 contributors worldwide, providing access to the nation's most savvyand inquisitive investors. The award-winning site is the only free, online source for over 3,000 companies'quarterly earnings call transcripts including all of the Russell 3000 Index. Seeking Alpha was named the MostInformative Website by Kiplinger's Magazine and received Forbes Magazine's 'Best of the Web' Award.

Sense on Cents, launched by Larry Doyle in January 2009, looks to deliveran understanding of the economy, markets, and global finance to a wide

audience. From people who have little to no understanding of these topics to Wall Street veterans and graduatelevel professors, Larry looks to deliver insights and perspectives from an individual who has honed market basedinstincts for the last 27 years. Larry is a contributing author at a number of financial sites including the widelyread Seeking Alpha, Global Economic Intersection, and Wall Street Pit, a financial website with authors fromleading global universities, central banks and private enterprise.”

Wall Street Letter (WSL) serves as your window to the Street. It is the only publicationthat keeps Wall Street informed of what's happening inside their community—tradingfirms, exchanges, and every corner of the market including research, securities, dealers,

retail brokerages, and regulators. In addition, WSL now includes extended coverage from OperationsManagement, featuring back-office issues of broker/dealers, investment adviser firms and custodian banks. Thisincreased coverage dovetails with the increasing emphasis on harmonizing and streamlining a firm’s securitiesprocessing business, from the front to back office, and a greater emphasis on clearing and technology businessesamong exchanges.

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