International Awards 2015 winners
8th December, 2015
Congratulations to all our award winners for 2015, here is the full list of winners and links to featured articles
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
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