Ralph Achkar

Capital Markets Product Director
Colt Technology Services

Ralph is responsible for the global product portfolio and its expansion across services and geographies. A regular commentator on the Asia and FX markets, Ralph joined Colt when low latency market data specialist MarketPrizm was acquired in 2011. Previously Ralph worked at Turquoise as co-head of sales and Citigroup as a VP in Markets and Securities Services where he spent five years covering financial institutions and infrastructures, with assignments in Frankfurt and Moscow.

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14th April - The evolution of equity trading and technology

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

16:40 FIRE SIDE CHAT: Innovations in technology and how it can drive improvements in trading

This dynamic interview with leading buy side organisation T.Rowe Price, delves into the evolving relationship between technology and trading. This session looks at how the buy side have been approaching new technology and strategy and what lessons could be learned from their successes and failures. The discussion will cover different approaches and technologies that are helping T Rowe gain a competitive edge and improving the trading desk’s service to internal and external clients.

» How can this work organisationally? What are the fi rst steps?

» Gaining the right information on what really needs to be improved and prioritised

» How to shift the mindset from short term to long term technology investments?