Yoav Barnes

Managing Director
Victory FX

Yoav has developed the ‘orbits’ theory and algorithm to trade G10 currencies, gold, silver and oil for six years. The strategy identifies the start of major price cycles with exceptional probability of 90%. He is managing money and consulting to various firms around the globe.

Prior to that, Yoav worked for IBM and Oracle Corp. in the Silicon Valley, CA, USA between 1988-1992,. He also held various roles in the hi-tech industry in Israel, including Formula, Israel’s largest IT group between 1998-2001.

Yoav graduated the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology with a BSc in Computer Science. He also studied Marketing and Strategic Planning at the Santa Cruz University, California as well as Finance and Capital Markets at the Tel Aviv University, Israel.

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TRADING FX IN A NEW REGULATED MARKET

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

11:00 DRILL DOWN ROUNDTABLES: Utilising new technologies and trading strategies to remain compliant, reduce costs and achieve best execution

Chair: Mike O’Hara, Director, The Realization Group

Roundtable One
Will the low volatility and reduced volume in FX continue into 2015 and how can you adjust your business to combat the consequences?
Hosted by: Yoav Barnes, Managing Director, Victory FX

Rountable Two
Systematically harvesting risk premium and news analytics based trading in FX
Hosted by: Saeed Amen, Managing Director and Co-Founder, The Thalesians

Roundtable Three
TCA- making informed trading decisions and add value to the execution process
Hosted by: Pete Eggleston, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

16:30 360° Perspective FX as an asset class of its own- How to generate alpha

• Historical and future outcome of FX alpha - any market conditions that favour alpha strategies better than others
o Historical outcome of FX alpha the last 3-5 years?
o What are the return prospects and risk factors over the next 3 years?
o What will be the position of FX in asset allocation strategies once interest rates start rising?

• Common strategies vs tailored strategies - benefits of being part of the herd vs being on your own
o Determining strategies that yield significant returns

• Cross product margining - a prerequisite for efficient FX alpha strategies?
o How to integrate FX into portfolios?

• Retail FX Alpha - long term strategies vs outright bets
o As the most liquid asset, why does FX struggle to gain recognition as an asset class?

INFRASTRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM DRIVERS IN FX

Saturday, May 9th, 2015

09:40 360° Perspective: Discretionary Trading-Which method is best for achieving trade execution?

• What are the benefits of discretionary trading methods?

• What kind of investor is suited to the discretionary trade?

• In a market where pioneering technology is leading the way in transforming trading strategies, why is automated trading not more popular?

• What are good discretionary strategies and what key factors need to be taken into account when making trade decisions?

• Will automated trading eventually replace most discretionary trading?