Fixed Income Leaders USA 2024

June 12 - 14, 2024

Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport

Britni Ihle

Head of Quant Trading Citi

Britni Ihle is Head of Credit Algorithmic Trading and Fixed Income ETF Trading at Citigroup. She is responsible for the firm’s algorithmic credit trading strategies and leads primary and secondary fixed income ETF markets in North America.

Prior to Citi, Britni held multiple trading roles at Credit Suisse, most recently heading Systematic Credit Trading. She also traded investment grade credit and led the department’s technology and eCommerce product. Prior to credit, she led the firm’s Short-End and Basis Swaps desk and traded interest rate swaptions.

Britni earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Main Day 1 - June 13th

3:40 PM 360 Perspective: Workflow automation: How can you leverage the latest workflow technology offerings to drive greater interoperability, streamline processes and drive efficiencies on your desk?

  • What automation capabilities have shown significant promise in enhancing interoperability across various systems, and how do they contribute to streamlining processes? 
  • Buy, build, hybrid: how is the tech best tailored to suit the unique needs and intricacies of fixed income trading desks?  
  • What are the regulatory compliance and risk management implications? 
  • What are the next areas that are ripe for automation? 
  • As desks move towards multi-asset, where are the hurdles for automation? 

2:30 PM 360 Perspective: ETFs: How are ETFs continuing to innovate the fixed income space and what is their practical impact on liquidity, risk management and portfolio diversification?

  • What are the key benefits and advantages of integrating ETFs into fixed income portfolios, and how can they complement traditional trading approaches? 
  • What is the investment case for ETFs and what are some of the big picture reasons for managers to use ETFs? 
  • How do ETFs hold up in times of market stress and are there some types that fare better than others?  
  • What’s on the horizon in terms of new products and ETF design and what are the implications for fixed income markets? 
  • What is the latest on ETF derivatives?  

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Britni.

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