SunGard's Chicago City Day to Focus on Listed Derivatives

SunGard’s Brokerage & Clearance business will participate in Chicago City Day, part of a series of SunGard events being held around the world to provide customers with the opportunity to hear local industry leaders, industry peers and SunGard product experts speak on the topic “What Happens Next.” 

Focused on exchange-traded derivatives, Chicago City Day will be held October 19, 2009, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Hotel on the Magnificent Mile.  This half-day seminar will update you about how SunGard can help your organization, and help you determine how to best meet the immediate challenges -- as well as prepare for the new business priorities that lie ahead.

The keynote speaker will be John Lothian, a highly respected speaker in the financial services industry.  Mr. Lothian is a futures broker, newsletter editor and publisher, Commodity Trading Advisor and industry consultant.  He is editor and publisher of the John Lothian Newsletter, a daily e-mail intelligence briefing about what is going on within the worldwide futures and securities communities. Mr. Lothian created the publication to help traders manage the historic level of change occurring within the futures and securities industries through the dissemination of information.  His vast experience and thorough understanding of the futures world has made him one of the most sought after speakers in the industry.

Chicago City Day will be packed with informative sessions for anyone dealing in listed derivatives. 

Tony Scianna, executive vice president of product management and marketing for SunGard’s Brokerage & Clearance business, will delve into the topic of credit control and risk evaluation.  In this session, Tony will address the importance of analyzing and controlling credit, managing counterparty exposure and handling collateral management.  Hear how SunGard is helping firms to generate accurate information for any holding with a solution that allows users to more effectively evaluate risk and exposure.

Following Tony's panel, a panel devoted to clearing will ask industry experts to provide their opinions on “What Happens Next” in post-trade derivatives operations.  Come learn how the financial turmoil has affected the listed derivatives industry and what improvements and streamlining efforts in post-trade processes still need to be made.  How can firms better control costs and more accurately manage risk?  Learn what several firms are doing to combat these critical issues.

To learn more about SunGard's City Days, please visit http://www.sungard.com/citydays.