Alex Sedgwick

Vice President, Market Structure
T. Rowe Price

Alex Sedgwick is a market structure analyst in Fixed Income Trading at T. Rowe Price. Mr. Sedgwick is responsible for performing custom research and analysis pertaining to market structure, liquidity, and trade cost/execution analysis across the various fixed income sectors. He is a vice president of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Mr. Sedgwick has 14 years of investment experience, one of which has been at T. Rowe Price. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, he spent eight years at MarketAxess Corp. in New York, where he was most recently head of research.

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Platform Evaluation Day

Tuesday, January 6th, 2015

11:10 Buy Side Perspective: The platform paradigm - How can you establish which initiative you should be supporting and why?

When evaluating platforms, what are the key areas you should be testing and looking out for?
What different platform models can help you prosper in a new electronic environment?
How can you establish what platform is best suited to fit into your current workflow?
What questions should you be asking to fully understand the pros and cons of each initiative?

Summit Day 1

Friday, February 6th, 2015

14:00 360° Perspective: The Liquidity Race - What will be the determining factors on whether a new platform will survive and thrive?

Buy side heads have been confronted with a tsunami of new fixed income platforms over recent years, all claiming to have different USP’s and the magic combination to resolve the liquidity crisis. For buy side firms, deciding which platform and initiative to work with can be a tough challenge. This industry leading panel will provide insights on:

What progress has been made by key fixed income platform initiatives?
What functionalities make the most ideal fixed income trading platform, and how close are we to reaching this hybrid model?
What lessons could be learned from the equities platform boom many years ago and how is the fixed income market developing in comparison to this?
What protocols do new fixed income platforms need?
One year on - how have all the new platforms and electronic venues fared and have they met their goals?