North America’s premier annual congress for foreign exchange professionals

FX Week is proud to announce its annual US conference focusing on the changing landscape of the FX industry in North America.

FX has firmly established itself as an asset class in its own right, and this is driving demand for innovative technology and trading strategies. The current market conditions have led to an unusual amount of volatility in the FX market enabling new trading strategies to be developed and introduced into this 24 hour global market.

This year’s conference will examine the future of FX as an asset class, the affects of the credit crunch on forex and the direction the US dollar is expected to take next as possible recession in the US looms. Key developments in the FX industry will also be addressed including the massive growth of algorithmic and electronic trading with practitioner, led discussions electronic trading of options and optimal techniques for modeling FX.

While the breadth and depth of the FX market ever increases so do the opportunities to increase your company’s bottom line. Learn about the most successful trading strategies to maximize alpha, which are becoming saturated and how retail FX is poised for a period of industry consolidation. Plus gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of the prime broker in the FX market and best practices for attracting new clientele.

Benefits of attending:

• In-depth two stream event with practitioner led panels and discussions focusing purely on the FX issues which are concerning forex traders in investment banks, hedge funds and asset management companies
• Keynote address from an industry leader on the increasing development of FX as an asset class
• Trading and technological developments in algo trading for FX and where it is heading
• Comprehensive overview of the latest innovations in FX technology including price aggregation and electronic platforms
• Analysis of the liquidity and volatility of new frontier and emerging market currencies
• Moving away from carry trading and into new trading strategies – including from spot based strategies to options
• The growth of retail FX and the effect of industry consolidation including a look at white labeling
• The current FX landscape and the predicted direction of the US dollar within the macro economic environment