Equities Leaders Summit USA 2025

February 03 - 05, 2025

JW Marriott Marquis Miami, FL

Stephen Ponzio

Managing Director, Head of Electronic Trading BTIG

Stephen Ponzio is Head of Electronic Trading at BTIG. Mr. Ponzio brings to the firm twenty years of experience in equity trading, on both the sell-side and the buy-side. Prior to joining BTIG, he ran electronic trading at Millennium, where he designed the platform to be more systematic, automated, and data-driven. Previously, Mr. Ponzio was a Director at Citi, where he built Citi’s US trading algorithms and systematized risk pricing on Citi’s Cash Trading Desk. He earned an MS in computer science and a Ph.D. in mathematics and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Monday, February 3, 2025: Equities Leaders Summit Technology Innovation Day*

4:05 PM Panel: Criteria for Choosing the Best Algo Provider

  • What analysis are firms running to choose a provider?
  • What are the key metrics and performance indicators that differentiate top-tier providers?
  • How do you analyze success once you choose?
  • What criteria trigger removing a provider in favor of another?

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

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