Christoph Hock

Head of Trading
Union Investments

Christoph Hock is Head of Multi-Asset Trading at Union Investment. He joined Union in April 2014 and, with his team, is responsible for all trading activities associated with portfolio management of cash equities, fixed income, fund and ETF business, FX, listed and OTC derivatives, and securities lending.

Christoph graduated with a Diplom-Bankbetriebswirt, and has more than 20 years of international investment banking, trading and management experience, having worked for companies on the sell- and buy-side, most recently as Head of Execution Sales at Barclays Bank and at Alpha Trading.

Prior to this, Christoph was founder, partner and co-CEO/Head of Portfolio Management and Trading at Tungsten Capital Management, a hedge fund company (2005-2010). He was Head of Proprietary Equity Derivatives Desk at J.P. Morgan in London and Frankfurt from 1998-2004. Christoph began his career at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in Cash Equity Trading.

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Day 1- Wednesday 9th November 2016

Thursday, November 10th, 2016

08:45 Head Trader Panel: Building the modern buy side fixed income desk- What elements are crucial to create a highly streamlined trading business in the current market?

Regulatory reform, shrinking dealer balance sheets, liquidity shortages- these are just some of the major challenges keeping buy side heads awake at night. As the fixed income evolution kicks into full gear, traditional methods of trading fixed income are changing, meaning internal reform is required to keep abreast of the ongoing changes happening outside your office. This pan-European head trader panel will provide insights on how you can build a strong desk to sail through these winds of change, sharing their expertise on:

Regulation- What processes are you putting in place now to practically prepare for the MiFID II deadline and what impact will this have on your trading?
Technology- What technology is crucial to improve your fixed income trading capabilities and how should you stack this around your current fixed income desk?
On the desk- How should you set up your internal structures to match an evolving external environment and maximise workflow efficiency?
What strategies can you exploit to overcome reduced dealer balance sheets and ensure you are tapping into the right liquidity hubs?

Day 2- Thursday 10th November 2016

Saturday, December 10th, 2016

14:00 Industry Perspective: Realising the benefits of a truly multi asset desk- How to eliminate major roadblocks to make your vision for a streamlined trading business a reality?

As capital markets advance buy side firms are now moving towards the idea of running a multi-asset trading hub. With increased correlation between asset classes, alongside the ever increasing need for belt-tightening, multi asset trading is becoming more of a reality. Attend this session where you will learn:

Setting up a multi asset desk- How can this be done and what skillsets does a trader need?
How can a multi asset desk help leverage combined execution market intelligence?
What technological tools can you incorporate that can facilitate a multi-asset model?
How does the electronification of fixed income markets enable the rise of multi asset trading?
Low touch vs high touch trading- Outlining what types of fixed income trading are best suited to a multi-asset model