David Krein

Global Head of Research
MarketAxess

David Krein joined MarketAxess as Head of Research in August 2014.

Mr. Krein is responsible for spearheading the firm’s market research and analysis for the institutional credit markets. MarketAxess Research leverages the firm’s extensive real-time and historical fixed-income trade data, as well as market data from FINRA TRACE and Trax®, to develop market insights that help inform trading and execution strategy.

Mr. Krein joined MarketAxess from NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes where he was Head of Research. In this capacity, he led the research and development of index methodologies across asset classes, which were used as benchmarks for active and passive investment funds globally. Prior to this, he held a senior position in product development and analytics at S&P Dow Jones Indices. He also founded DTB Capital to develop trading and investment products for derivatives exchanges and the OTC marketplace within equity, commodity and multi-asset class portfolios. Before establishing DTB Capital, Mr. Krein spent more than 10 years in various trading, structuring and technology positions at leading investment banks, including UBS and Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Krein earned an MBA with Honors from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with Distinction from Cornell University.

11:30 AM Presentation | The Evolution of Market Data And Transparency In Emerging Markets And How You Can Take Advantage For Better Trades

EM is all about relationships and having the best data to derive insights that ultimately help both liquidity-makers and takers get their jobs done. With technological advancements on the horizon for EM - and the world becoming more connected than ever before - how do you best use this information to make the most informed trades possible? In this presentation, you will hear more on

Unlocking the value of data – how EM can evolve more rapidly by focusing on reliable, high-quality pre-trade and post-trade market data
How you can effectively mine data to create a view into the location of bonds over all the world
Ways to use the increased amount of data as a competitive edge and use MiFiD II as a driver to ensure your data infrastructure is flexible and efficient
Gathering data – how you can best collect, store and package data in a way that is easily accessible and accessible for your traders

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