THE FUTURE OF MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE 2019 : THE FUTURE OF MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE THE RISE OF THE MACHINES LONDON

OVERVIEW

Before the machines, markets were a place that humans with roughly equal information and reflexes set the prices of financial assets by buying and selling. After the machines took over, markets became dominated, in terms of volume, liquidity and pricing, by machines, artificial intelligence (AI), and algorithms that operate in time frames of a millionth of a second. We will explore these impacts and future developments of technology in today’s and tomorrow’s capital markets.

ABOUT THE TRAINING COURSE
Not only are today’s markets something the human traders of a generation ago would fail to recognise, but they are no longer a place where human actions of any sort have much of a remaining role. The digitalization of the workplace has provided organisations with a brand new set of options for getting work completed more efficiently. It is time to move beyond alarmist rhetoric about market automation and to now consider how human-machine collaboration can deliver a higher level of operational productivity. The question to ask is not how many finance jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, but how work can be reconfigured in order to achieve the optimal integration of talent and machines. From liquidity improvements, to big data, settlement technology, and blockchain – we are now in a new wave of automation, AI in the capital markets is here to stay.

ADDRESSING DELEGATE CHALLENGES
CHALLENGE NO. 1: “I don’t understand what is driving the market?”

Delegates will come away from the training course with a more thorough understanding of, not only market structure, but also the factors that are affecting the market, and what to expect in the future in terms of market conditions, future regulation, and other important factors affecting the global financial ecosystem.

CHALLENGE NO. 2: “I don’t understand new technologies such as blockchain or cryptocurrency.”

Delegates will be able to obtain a deep and profound understanding of the technology behind the cryptocurrency’s blockchain, applications, as well as the current dynamics of the cryptocurrency trading environment. Delegates will also learn about what to expect in the future for this revolutionary technology.

CHALLENGE NO. 3: “I find it difficult to see what is happening with the future of regulation, and how Brexit is going to impact my life?”

Delegates will not only be able to better understand market structure conditions, but they will also be able to understand market risk conditions that will affect the financial markets going forward. Delegates will be able to take away a profound understanding of the future of regulation, what it means to them in their business, and what to expect in terms of market conditions because of these changes.