The structured products market in the Middle East region is at a stage of development where technology could trigger a leap forward, according to panellists at the Derivia Intelligence SRP Conference in Dubai on 20 November.
Pulkit Sangal, a structured products specialist with experience in the sell- and buy-sides based in Dubai, explained that the Middle East region can now skip the traditional manual process of trading, which involved extensive communication between the buy side and sell side, leading to high costs and inefficiencies. Over the past decade, significant innovation has occurred on the pre-trade side - Pulkit Sangal “Over the past decade, significant innovation has occurred on the pre-