The winner's of the FOW International Awards for 2015 are listed below. For more information on the award winners and the reasons behind each award win, please click here for the full awards brochure.

PERSONAL 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Gedon Hertshten 

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Trevor Spanner, LME Clear 

EXCHANGES AND CCPS

GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR

Singapore Exchange

EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR - US and Canada

CME

EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR - South America

BM&F Bovespa

EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR - Asia, Australasia and MEA

Singapore Exchange

EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR- Europe

Eurex

BEST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE

Thailand Futures Exchange – KRX clearing platform and new trading platform 

CLEARING HOUSE OF THE YEAR • The Americas and Europe

LCH.Clearnet

CLEARING HOUSE OF THE YEAR • Europe

LCH.Clearnet

CLEARING HOUSE OF THE YEAR • Asia, Australasia and MEA

ASX

BEST INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE - REGULATORY REFORM

GMEX – CMF index 

US OPTIONS EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR

CBOE

BEST NEW EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM

TeraExchange – bitcoin platform

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT  • equities and equity indexes

Eurex – variance swap futures

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT  • agriculture and softs

CME Europe – cocoa

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT  • metals

Shanghai Futures Exchange – nickel cathode

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT  • interest rates

China Financial Futures Exchange  - 10 year government bonds 

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT • currency

JSE Yield X – African currency suite

PROP TRADERS’ EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR 

Eurex Exchange

EUROPEAN TRADE REPOSITORY OF THE YEAR

DTCC 

BANKS, BROKERS AND FCMS

DEAL OF THE YEAR

BGC acquires GFI

SEF OF THE YEAR  • Wholesale

Tradition 

SEF OF THE YEAR  • D2C

TrueEx

BANK OF THE YEAR

Citi

IDB OF THE YEAR

Tradition

NON-BANK FCM OF THE YEAR

G. H. Financials

PROP TRADERS’ CLEARING FIRM OF THE YEAR

ABN Amro Clearing 

TECHNOLOGY

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT • Trade reconciliation

Duco

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT • Post trade

ION 

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT - Risk management

LMEmercury 

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT • Trading and execution

Tethys Technology 

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT • Connectivity

Thomson Reuters – Elektron 

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT • Collateral management

Cloud Margin 

TRADING SYSTEM OF THE YEAR • Buy-side

Trading Technologies 

TRADING SYSTEM OF THE YEAR • Sell-side

Fidessa 

BEST INNOVATION BY AN ISV • REGULATORY CHANGE

Sungard 

PROP TRADERS’ ISV OF THE YEAR

Orc 

EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD

RJ O'Brien (UK) acquisition of Kyte Group