Ronan Ryan, the president of The Investor Exchange (IEX) and Harry Enten, Senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight are two colossus names that have been confirmed for the Matchbook Traders Conference which takes place on Wednesday 1st November.

Ryan’s company IEX are a start-up stock exchange dedicated to investor protection and Ryan himself is leading expert on trading technology and infrastructure. No media will be permitted in Ryan’s talk at the conference in which Ronan will be opening up about the world of high frequency trading, the technology that is powering the financial world today and what may come in the future. Ryan will also look at the parallels between the exchange betting sector, sports trading and the technology revolution that has taken place in the financial world.

Meanwhile, Harry Enten is one of a new generation of analysts revolutionizing the way the world thinks about politics. He will talk specifically about what we can take from the 2016 election betting markets – particularly the US Presidential Election and Brexit – and how to apply this knowledge to profit from upcoming elections both in the UK and the US. He will also discuss his approach to analyzing political markets and his use of both current and historical data to arrive at conclusions.

Enten and Ryan have joined a fascinating list of speakers that includes legendary gambler, Harry Findlay and one of Europe’s foremost economic forecasters, Douglas McWilliams. For the full list of speakers, visit www.matchbooktradersconference.com.