The FAST Conference 2011 on November 21, 2011

• What? The FAST Ltd Conference 2011 
• When? November 21, 2011
• Where? Twickenham Rugby Stadium.  

The conference is for the Directors, CEO s and the IT professionals. The theme of the conference is to stress the need for better, efficient and increased cooperation between business and the IT department. Focus would also be laid on the security and cost management issues at large. Software Asset Management (SAM) and IT Compliance also form part of the discussion. 

Experienced industry speakers and analysts would even conduct two separate streams of presentations, namely,  ‘Finance and Business’ & ‘Technology and Soft Skills’ on the day. Registered users would be able to attend either of the above two presentations.

Keynote speakers:
Ross Wilson, Chairman IOD Berkshire
Ben Hunt-Davis, Olympic Games Gold Medal Winner

Finance & Business Stream:
Andy Cook of VRL  Financial News
Chris Rawson, MD, exvine
Kirstin Furber of BBC Worldwide
Mark Jackson, PR/Rugby Referee

Technology and Soft Skills Stream:
Doug Clark of IBM
Frank Joshi of Mvine
Peter Hubbard of Pink Elephant
Chris Hurst of BT

After the event delegates will be able to attend a complimentary tour of the stadium.

Delegate Rates

For FAST Ltd Customers  - £269 + VAT per delegate
For non FAST Ltd customers - £399 + VAT per delegate

Technology in the Capital Markets

Firms rely on technology for capabilities ranging from high-frequency trading to risk management to derivatives pricing. That dependence will grow only deeper in the years to come as companies and regulators seek technological answers to portfolio and systemic risk.

- Irfan Khan, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Sybase, Inc.

The 2 golden rules to invest and make money in the stock markets

It is said that there are only 2 rules to invest in the stock markets and they are as follows -

1. You should never lose your money in the stock market
2. You should never forget rule number 1 

SEC Bans Unfiltered Market Access

After a couple of incidents of mistaken orders generated by humans or algorithmic systems which highlighted risks that could disrupt markets, it was being speculated since long that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC would pass new risk management standards. Although it was a necessary step, particularly in the aftermath of the May 6 "Flash Crash," the need to adopt such standards gained more prominence. Later on, SEC unanimously voted 5-0 to abolish so-called naked access to stock markets and require broker-dealers to check trades before they are made.

The law requires brokers or dealers with market access to establish, document, and maintain a system of risk management controls and supervisory procedures reasonably designed to manage the financial, regulatory, and other risks of this business activity.

Thereby it becomes increasingly important for us to know about the changes this law will bring in for the stock market professionals especially the broker-dealers segment.