Texas Traders Conference 2026

Texas Traders Conference 2026

Welcome to the Dallas-Ft Worth Metroplex!

12:00pm CDT

DSTA / OCC / Women in ETF's – Innovation in Derivative-based ETF's Options Clearing CorpSteve Capurso • Mike Hansen • Laura Delaney • Mark Benzaquen • Sladja Carton • Brittany Christensen • Tom Generazio • Sara Levin • Erica Marquez Avitia • Megan Valdez • Vanessa Yang, CFA • Sheila Zak

8:00am CDT

DSTA / Women in Finance Brunch Ritz Carlton Las Colinas-Cottonwood RoomAnastacia Villis • Laura Delaney • Erica Attonito • Fanta Coleman • Angela Redell • Valiere Simpson • Megan Valdez • Flavia Vehbiu

11:00am CDT

Lunch The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-Ballroom Promenade

12:30pm CDT

Market Dynamics: Competition, Transparency & Execution The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomGreg Ferrari • Reid Noch • Mark Davies • Jeff Mendl • Jacob Rappaport

1:15pm CDT

New Markets Colliding with Legacy Market Structure The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomGabrielle Vennitti • James Kostulias • Giang Bui • Adam Hickerson • David Martin • Patrick McEvoy

2:20pm CDT

Capital, Energy & the New Texas Economy The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomFabian Gomez • Daniel Hoverman • Robert Marrocco • Ethan Powell, CFA

2:50pm CDT

TXSE Bell Ringing The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-Ballroom

3:10pm CDT

U.S. Equity Market Structure at a Crossroads: Regulatory Reform and the Future of Trading The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomStefanos Bazinas • Stephen Cavoli • Richard Holley III • JJ Kinahan • Joe Mecane

4:00pm CDT

DSTA Texas Traders Focus Charity Recognition The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomKen Falke

4:15pm CDT

STA & Political Summer 2026 Update The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomJoel Oswald • Jim Toes

4:40pm CDT

Keynote: Capital Formation, emerging products, investor protection, and the transformation of financial services The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-BallroomBrian Daly • Shane Goodwin

5:30pm CDT

Texas Traders “Roundup” Networking Event / Cocktails & Dinner Buffet TBA

6:00pm CDT

Casino night and Raffle Prizes for benefit of Boulder Crest Foundation TBA

7:00pm CDT

Poker Tournament The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-The Pavillion

9:00pm CDT

Hospitality Suite The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-Villa #

7:30am CDT

Sport Shooting at the Elm Fork Shooting Sports Elm Fork Shooting Sports

7:45am CDT

Golf Tournament TPC Los Colinas TPC Las Colinas

12:00pm CDT

Lunch at the Pavilion The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-The Pavillion Pool Party The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas-Pool

3:00pm CDT

Tailgate Bus Departs for Austin The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas

6:30pm CDT

Texas vs Ohio State Football Game Texas Memorial Stadium