Trading, Liquidity, and Market Structure
October 6 at 6:30 pm - October 7 at 5:00 pm EDT
Date:
Pre-Conference reception: October 6, 2022
Conference: October 7, 2022
Location:
Baruch College
Zicklin School of Business
151 East 25th Street
Wasserman Trading Floor
Subotnick Center
New York, NY 10010
Organizers:
Deniz Ozenbas
Co-Director, Schwartz Center, Baruch College
Feliciano School of Business
Montclair State University
Robert A. Schwartz
Co-Director, Schwartz Center, Baruch College
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College, CUNY
Bruce W. Weber
Lerner College of Business & Economics
University of Delaware
Sponsors:
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Security Traders Association (STA) |
Objective:
The objective of this seminar is twofold: (a) to call attention to how education concerning trading, liquidity and market structure topics can be integrated into business school programs, and (b) to enhance the dialogue between industry professionals and academics. In industry, trading is recognized as a professional activity; in academia, it typically is not. Students today can complete their business school courses without knowing about trading costs, liquidity, the complexities of price discovery, and the realities of market structure. They can graduate clueless about what it takes for professional investors to implement investment decisions in real world, illiquid marketplaces. This knowledge is important, not only for people at trading desks, but also for portfolio managers, corporate executives, regulators, and technology developers.
Computer Simulation:
Simulations are increasingly prominent in business school education. An equity market simulation, TraderEx, will be used in the seminar. TraderEx is an interactive simulation model developed by Schwartz and Weber that enables participants to enter orders into a computer-driven market that generates order flow, and responds directly to participants’ orders. Continuous order driven markets are simulated, along with call auctions, a block trading facility, and hybrid combinations. Participants gain experience by competing with each other in a networked environment.
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Friday, October 7, 2022
8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
9 am
Welcoming Remarks: Fenwick Huss, Willem Kooyker Dean, Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College
9:10 am
Opening Remarks: Conference Organizers Deniz Ozenbas, Robert Schwartz and Bruce Weber
9:15 am
Keynote: Jim Toes, President and CEO, Security Traders Association (STA)
9:45 am
Panel: Liquidity, Markets, and Trading in Action
Moderator: Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist, Nasdaq
Deniz Ozenbas, Montclair State University
Michael Pagano, Villanova University
Robert Schwartz, Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College
Bruce Weber, University of Delaware
10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am
Using Simulation as an Experiential Teaching Tool
Robert Schwartz, Bruce Weber, and Mark Abrams
11:30 am
Simulated Trading – Order Driven Markets: Bruce Weber and Andy Novocin, University of Delaware
1 pm
Lunch
1:45 pm
Price Discovery Noise:
Robert Schwartz and Jian Hua, Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College
2:15 pm
Panel: Academic Perspectives on Trading, Liquidity and Market Structure
Moderator: James Ross, Apex CODA Markets
Panelists:
Amber Anand, Syracuse University
Padma Kadiyala, Pace University
Petter Kolm, NYU Courant
Michael Pagano, Villanova University
3 pm
Open Discussion
3:15 pm
Coffee Break
3:45 pm
Simulated Trading: Bruce Weber and Andy Novocin, University of Delaware
5 pm
Seminar Concludes
Registration
The registration fee is $275. This fee covers seminar materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and gala dinner, the evening prior.
Please print the registration form and fax to Eileen Stempel at 646-312-3530 or email to Eileen.Stempel@baruch.cuny.edu.
After you have registered, please submit payment by credit card.