Mark Monahan

CEO
MTS Markets International

Mark Monahan was appointed CEO of MTS Markets International Inc.(MMI) , part of London Stock Exchange Group, in 2013. MMI is a US based broker dealer with two fixed income ATSs – BondsPro in Credit and BondVision in Rates. Prior to the London Stock Exchange, Monahan was CEO of Ballista Securities LLC (acquired by the Intercontinental Exchange in 2011). He also ran sales and service globally for the FX e-Broker EBS (acquired by ICAP in 2006) and then became CEO of ICAP Electronic Brokerage in Asia Pacific. Monahan has been a board member of several electronic brokerage firms as well as SIFMA Asia.

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Empowering The Buy Side

Friday, February 6th, 2015

14:00 360° Perspective: Buy side to buy side trading- Is this the best alternative means to source liquidity?

As banks balance sheets become strained and the buy side continues to grow, the pressure to develop new trading models has increased. There are a whole bunch of new ideas that the industry is talking about, and one of the more popular strategies has been buy side to buy side trading. This panel is made up of speakers at the forefront of fixed income innovation, who have different views on what method of trading will be best to source liquidity. Attend this session to learn:

- Why have there been so many failed attempts at buy side to buy side trading models?
- As volatility increases and rates begin to move, will buy side to buy side platforms take off in the market?
- In what way is the existing trading model limited in terms of sourcing liquidity and achieving best execution?
- Is it possible that buy side to buy side trading will take over the market?
- What can be done to move the buy side over to a price maker/price taker model of trading?