Hicham Hajhamou

Vice President
AQR Capital Management

Hicham Hajhamou is currently the head of Rates and FX trading at quantitative hedge fund AQR. Hicham has more than 17 years’ experience in financial markets. He started his career at Lehman brothers and held several senior trading position at other investment banks. He is a global macro and market structure specialist with experience in both OTC and e-trading, discretionary and systematic strategies. His interests are in factor investing, technology solutions for trading and global macro dynamics. Mr Hajhamou holds a master in mathematical finance from Columbia University and a master in financial markets and risk management from University of Paris Dauphine.

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Summit Day 1

Friday, February 6th, 2015

08:45 Buy Side Leaders Panel: Setting the fixed income mission statement - What is the ideal fixed income market structure that can promote progression across the full trading spectrum?

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Regulatory reform, shrinking dealer balance sheets, liquidity shortages - these are just some of the major challenges keeping buy side traders awake at night. As the evolution within fixed income takes full swing, this market leading buy side panel will outline exactly how they want to see fixed income markets evolve, and create a ‘mission statement’ for the rest of the conference to follow. During this session, our market leading panel will discuss:

Comply - What can regulators do to help harness liquidity in fixed income markets and ease the burden on the buy and sell side?
Reform - What type of market can facilitate an efficient structure between buy side, sell side and platforms?
Streamline - How must platform initiatives progress to provide a reliable service to the buy side with less fragmentation?
Innovate - How can technology progress to assist the buy side and help them meet their best execution obligations?
Mission statement - What makes the ideal fixed income market model?

11:50 360° Perspective: Global interest rate trends - What opportunities will the interest rate rise bring to fixed income investors?

Finally, at the end of 2015, the FED raised interest rates, something that had been on the horizon for over 12 months. Now, the rate rise provides both challenges and opportunities, especially with diverging interest rate policies across the globe. During this session, our experts will provide insights on:

What impact will rising rates have on US markets and how can you benefit from the rate rise?
What will a rate rise combined with a stronger USD mean for global trading?
How can you successfully steer your desk through diverging interest rate policies across the globe?
Interest rates and sell offs - How can you reduce risk in your portfolio during stressed market conditions?
Will a rate rise in the US prompt other central banks to do the same?