Data Minds - Dissecting Data in Shifting H2 Global Markets
After a first half of the year which at times seemed uncertain, H2 kicks off with the US economy and US large cap equities remaining healthy despite persistent headwinds. Now that markets showed they can withstand a correction from one of the most heavily weighted stocks (NVDA) and it seems more probable that interest rate cuts will take place later this year, how can investment professionals use data to take advantage of the so-called soft landing?
In this Data Minds panel, capital markets experts will weigh in on the following topics:
- Global trading and risk outlook for H2 2024 and how to leverage the right data
- Average sector correlations and how it affects market volatility
- Increase in actively managed ETFs and how it impacts the sector's risk profile and affects data usage
- AI data use cases for investors
- US general election impact on markets
Moderator
Tim Baker
Managing Director, Financial Services Practice Lead
Expero
Tim has over 30 years of US financial services expertise across a wide variety of disciplines, from sell side research, banking, M&A, technology, data and data science. Tim has served in senior roles at IEX, UBS, Refinitiv and Thomson Reuters. In 2021, Tim founded Blue-Sky Thinking as a fintech consultancy and investment firm, working with firms like BMLL, LSEG, and Expero.
Panelists
Nick Colas
Co-Founder
DataTrek Research
With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Nick is a recognized Wall Street veteran specializing in equity research, investment banking and money management. In his previous position as Chief Market Strategist at ConvergEx Group (acquired by Cowen in 2017), he authored the firm's Morning Markets Briefing, a publication well received by thousands of Wall Street professionals. Nick appears regularly on CNBC and Bloomberg and is widely quoted in the financial press.
Steve Sosnick
Chief Strategist
Interactive Brokers
In addition to Chief Strategist, Steve also serves as Head Trader of IBKR Securities Services, the firm's trading division (formerly Timber Hill). He has held numerous roles at IBKR since joining Timber Hill in 1995 as Equity Risk Manager and an options market maker. Steve has guest authored several columns in Barron's and made numerous live appearances on Bloomberg TV and Radio, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, and several other media outlets worldwide.
Chris Petrescu
Founder of CP Capital
Formerly at ExodusPoint and WorldQuant
Chris founded CP Capital to bring Data Strategy as a Service to the financial world. Chris was previously Head of Data Strategy at ExodusPoint Capital Management, where he managed global data sourcing and strategic enterprise data efforts across both quantitative and discretionary teams across all asset classes.
Todd Rosenbluth
Head of Research
TMX VettaFi
Todd is the head of research at TMX VettaFi. He writes research on equity, fixed income and alternative ETF trends. Rosenbluth is frequently quoted by Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal and is a regular guest on CNBC's ETF Edge. He previously worked at CFRA Research and S&P Global.