Michael Koegler

Managing Principal and Co-Founder Market Alpha

Michael Koegler has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to cofounding Market Alpha Advisors, Michael was a Principal at ViableMkts, a market structure and FinTech advisory firm, and the Head of Marketing and Strategy at Javelin Capital Markets, a CFTC-regulated Swap Execution Facility. He has an extensive background in a wide range of asset classes, including liquid rates, OTC derivatives, futures, foreign exchange, municipal securities, corporate bonds and structured credit. He has a deep knowledge base in the technology and market structure of all fixed income, currency and commodity markets. During the course of his career, Michael has held senior leadership positions at sell-side financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase, Bear Stearns, UBS and Jefferies. He has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the College of William & Mary and an MBA from Cornell’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. Michael is a Commodity Trading Advisor and holds series 24, 7, 63 and 3 licenses with FINRA and the NFA.

Main Day 1 - June 13th

2:30 PM 360 Perspective: Protocols: How can you be more structured with your approach to protocol selection to deepen your understanding of trading choices?

What structural issues are still affecting fixed income and how can traders best determine how to implement a trade more efficiently without exclusively relying on dealer balance sheets?
How is the expansion of trading platforms into new markets helped to drive electronic trading adoption and how will this trend shape your portfolio strategies moving forward?
RFQ, streaming and algos: How are banks evolving their trading suite services to ensure clients are getting the best method of execution across different fixed income products?
How can you be more structured in your approach to deciding which protocol to choose when and better understand why you’re making each trading decision?

4:30 PM 360 Perspective: Structured products: How are structured products being used to offer alternative routes to derivatives and help meet complex risk-return criteria?

How do structured products contribute to enhancing fixed income trading strategies, and what makes them attractive instruments within this domain?
How to use these instruments to help in mitigating interest rate, credit, or market risks commonly associated with fixed income assets
Structured products as a facilitation for diversification: how to enable exposure to various fixed income securities or asset classes that may not be easily accessible through traditional means
What level of flexibility and customization do structured products offer traders in the fixed income market?

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