East VS West: Liquidity in APAC And Beyond

In a growing and fragmented marketplace, liquidity presents a unique set of key attributes and challenges. This panel will be gathering leading executives in the institutional space in order to dig deep into the various segments of liquidity in Asia-Pacific markets and beyond.??

September 15th, 11:00 - Speaker Hall | East VS West: Liquidity in APAC And Beyond

Raj Sitlani - Managing Director, iSAM Securities

Sam Horowitz - Head of FX Distribution and Liquidity Management, CMC Connect

Ted Quek - Co-Founder & CTO, Broctagon Fintech Group

John Murillo - Chief Dealing Officer, B2BROKER

James Alexander - Chief Commercial Officer, 26 Degrees

Mohammad Isbeer - Global Head of Brokerage Sales, Equiti Capital

Our speakers will engage in an insightful discussion around the key factors for regional growth and strategies for enhancing operational efficiency, as well as look into implications brought by global movements, shifting regulations and technological improvements.

Check out what our speakers think will be the highlight of this discussion and what are they looking forward to at iFX EXPO Asia 2022.

iFX EXPO: What do you think will be the highlight of this discussion and why should the audience attend it??

Raj Sitlani (ISAM Capital Markets): The main points for discussion are the nuances in trading of each region - principally which asset classes are most traded where and how the instrument pairs differ from region to region. We will also discuss how #liquidity has evolved over the last few years, how different regions have responded and how they are keeping the industry alive despite the ever-present threat of COVID.

We will also discuss the fragmented nature of the market in #Asia and how and from where #brokers derive their liquidity.

Sam Horowitz (CMC Markets Connect) : The world today is a changed place from the world we inhabited even a few short years ago. Geopolitics, war, climate change, technological evolution and the global pandemic have accelerated changes in the liquidity landscape and brought increased #volatility (in all it’s various guises) once more to the front of peoples thought processes when thinking about how to approach #FXtrading and the execution process. But the world does not offer up one size fits all solutions to these questions. What holds true in Asia may be radically different in #Europe. What drives the trading landscape in frontier #Africa may resemble neither of these things. Getting into the weeds of what this means for FX Trading in the #APACregion is a discussion that should hopefully be fascinating for the audience and the panel members alike.

Ted Quek (Broctagon Fintech Group): The APAC region is a #meltingpot of diversity and culture, consisting of many countries each with its unique governance, language, #regulations, developmental progress, and #market emphasis. Albeit these challenges, emerging #economies tend to present bountiful opportunities that are worthy of global attention.??

John Murillo (B2Broker): Proponents of the East argue that there is more than enough liquidity in the region to meet the needs of #businesses and #investors. At the same time, those in the West say that the Asia-Pacific region is woefully underserved. Whether or not the debate is resolved anytime soon remains to be seen. However, it is clear that the Asia-Pacific region will continue to play an essential role in the global economy regardless of where it falls on the liquidity spectrum.?

James Alexander (Invast Global): I’m really interested to hear of the different approaches taken by panellists in addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by the current state of liquidity globally, especially in Asia. I’m also keen to discuss the different technological developments and the role they play in the effective delivery of liquidity within Asia. I think the changing landscape for #technology is going to be an increasingly important consideration for liquidity distribution in certain key #Asianmarkets.????

iFX EXPO: What are you looking forward to the most at iFX EXPO??

Raj Sitlani (ISAM Capital Markets): This event in Bangkok will be the first time many of the companies in our industry have travelled in Asia since the beginning of the pandemic. I am looking forward to seeing both old friends and new faces and interacting with our Asian peers and the broader international industry community.?

Sam Horowitz (CMC Markets Connect): After an up and down couple of years I am hugely excited about the prospect of rekindling some old relationships and forging new ones, in person. It’s a hugely interesting time in the FX markets and an event like this is long overdue. I really look forward to some productive and open dialogues around what we’re doing in FX, what you’re doing in FX, and how we can find some common ground. Find us on our stand or around the expo. We’ll see you there in September.

Ted Quek (Broctagon Fintech Group): I am definitely looking forward to connecting with industry leaders once again and keeping myself abreast with all the latest progress in the FX industry. Not to mention the amazing parties that iFX EXPO hosts.

John Murillo (B2Broker): As one of the leading B2B finance trade shows, the iFX Expo is an important event for our company. The show offers us an excellent opportunity to meet potential and existing clients and business partners, discuss new trends, and exhibit all of our latest products. Our team finds iFX Expo an excellent platform for promoting our brand and raising awareness of our services.

James Alexander (Invast Global): Seeing great people in a great city is always hard to beat. As the first iFX event in Thailand, it’s a great opportunity to reconnect with relationships throughout SE Asia that have been touched by Covid. Getting our Sydney and Tokyo based Prime Services teams together and in front of our partners will also be very rewarding for me.

iFX EXPO: Tell us a bit about what you do / your company / who you are looking to network with?

Raj Sitlani (ISAM Capital Markets): I am Managing Director of ISAM Capital Markets which comprises IS Prime (regulated by the FCA), IS Prime Hong Kong (regulated by the SFC) and IS Risk. These global market leading firms are based in Europe, Asia and the US respectively.

The Group was formed to provide institutional clients with a high-calibre, multi-faceted offering, including tier 1 liquidity, technology, risk services and MT4 & MT5 white labels. Our clients benefit from the exceptional technology, operational excellence, consistently high service levels and cost efficiencies from across the Group.?

At iFX EXPO Asia, I am looking to connect with like-minded business owners and high-calibre counterparties looking to grow their business through a long-term strategic partnership.

Sam Horowitz (CMC Markets Connect): CMC Markets Connect is the institutional brand of CMC Markets PLC. We are a principal non bank liquidity provider in spot FX, with an offering that leverages our long track record of expertise in automated market making, our pool of uncorrelated inventory that we carry on our trading books every day and our status as one of the world’s first FinTechs. We are happy to have conversations with any firm seeking to partner with us and bring those capabilities to bear on any problems they need to solve with their sourcing of genuine FX liquidity.

Ted Quek (Broctagon Fintech Group): Broctagon is a tech and liquidity provider that strives to empower FX Brokers as well as Digital Exchanges. Our flagship product is a highly customizable FX CRM built on a SaaS model, with a multi-faceted commission system engineered for the thriving affiliate markets in Asia. In the digital assets sphere, we specialize in institutional liquidity and market making solutions. I would love to meet like-minded individuals who are shaping the FX and digital asset industry.

John Murillo (B2Broker): At the B2Broker group of companies, we provide liquidity and technology solutions for any finance business. Our company has a global presence, with offices in Dubai, St. Petersburg, Hong Kong, Cyprus, London, and Minsk. Soon, B2Broker offices will open in Miami and Tbilisi as well. Our offerings include different components, which are independent products by themselves, such as the B2Core personal cabinet, the B2BinPay crypto payment gateway, the B2Copy copy-trading solution, and so on. All these components are integrated, so clients can get up and running without sacrificing the time and money to develop these solutions from scratch. This saves our clients a ton of resources.

We are always looking to network with new clients and partners as a business. Out team feels this is essential to grow our business and expand our reach. We are confident that we have a lot to offer and are eager to forge new relationships.

James Alexander (Invast Global): Invast Global is an award-winning provider of multi-asset Prime Services based in Sydney, with offices Tokyo and Cyprus. I’ve ben privileged to be part of the Invast Global journey for 9 years and have thoroughly enjoyed many of the fantastic client and vendor relationships that we’ve grown over that time. As for who I’m looking forward to networking with at iFX Asia Expo, more of the same. Good people who are motivated to provide a best-in-breed solution to their clients and are not afraid to form partnerships to do so. With the recent opening of our Cyprus office I’ve been spending a lot of time in Europe of late which has been fantastic, but as a business we have a strong focus on delivering B2B solutions into more clients in markets such as Japan, South Korea and of course, Thailand!??

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