FOW International Awards - shortlist announced

EXCHANGES AND CCPS

EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR

• US and Canada

CME

ICE Futures US

Eris Exchange

CBOE

• South America

MexDer

BM&F Bovespa

Rosario Futures Exchange

Matba

• Europe

Euronext

Eurex

CME Europe

ICE Futures Europe

• Asia, Australasia and MEA

ASX

Taiwan Futures Exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

Singapore Exchange

BEST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE

Thailand Futures Exchange – new Cinnober and KRX trading platform

MexDer – FIX Flyer

CME – Globex latency upgrade

CLEARING HOUSE OF THE YEAR

• The Americas

OCC

CME Clearing

LCH.Clearnet

ICE Clear US

• Europe

LME Clear

LCH.Clearnet

Eurex Clearing

ICE Clear Europe

• Asia, Australasia and MEA

ASX

Singapore Exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

LCH.Clearnet

BEST INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE - REGULATORY REFORM

ASX – CFTC exemption

GMEX – CMF index

US OPTIONS EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR

BATS

CBOE

MIAX

BEST NEW EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM

SaxoBank - SaxoTraderGO

tpIRODEAL

Horizon Software – Euronext

TeraExchange – bitcoin platform

MOST INNOVATIVE NEW CONTRACT LAUNCH BY AN EXCHANGE

• equities and equity indexes

Eurex – variance swap futures

ICE Futures US – mini MSCI suite

Japan Exchange - JPX-Nikkei Index 400

• agriculture and softs

CME Europe – cocoa

ICE Futures Europe – Euro cocoa

European Energy Exchange – European processing potatoes

• metals

Shanghai Futures Exchange – Nickel Cathode

Singapore Exchange – TSI Iron Ore CFR China

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing – mini-LME contracts

• interest rates

EUR Secured Funding Futures

National Stock Exchange of India – 10 year government bonds

China Financial Futures Exchange  - 10 year government bonds

• currency

DGCX – Indian Rupee Quanto

JSE Yield X – African currency suite

Singapore Exchange – CNH/USD

PROP TRADERS’ EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR 

Voted for by prop traders’ – does not require entry

CTAs’ EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR 

Voted for by CTAs – does not require entry

DEAL OF THE YEAR

ICE/SuperDerivatives

BGC/GFI

Orc/Tbricks

SEF OF THE YEAR

• D2D

DealerWeb

Tradition

ICAP

• D2C

TradeWeb

TrueEx

Bloomberg

EUROPEAN TRADE REPOSITORY OF THE YEAR

DTCC

Regis-TR

CME

UnaVista

BANKS, BROKERS AND FCMS

BANK OF THE YEAR

Citi

SocGen

Morgan Stanley

BAML

IDB OF THE YEAR

Tradition

Tullett Prebon

ICAP

BGC

NON-BANK FCM OF THE YEAR

GH Financials

ED&F Man

RJ O’Brien

Advantage Futures

PROP TRADERS’ CLEARING FIRM OF THE YEAR

Voted for by prop traders – does not require entry

CTAS’ CLEARING FIRM OF THE YEAR

Voted for by CTAs – does not require entry

TECHNOLOGY

BEST NEW TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT

- Trade reconciliation

SmartStream

Sungard

Duco

- Post trade

Smartstream

Abide Financial

ION

- Risk management

LME Clear

OpenGamma

Rapid Ratings

- Trading and execution

Tethys Technology

Quantitative Brokers

Tullett Prebon

- Connectivity

ASX

Thomson Reuters – Elektron

Perseus

- Collateral management

Smartstream

Cloud Margin 

Omgeo

TRADING SYSTEM OF THE YEAR

- Buy-side

ITG

FlexTrade

Trading Technologies 

- Sell-side

Orc/Tbricks

Fidessa

Trading Technologies

BEST INNOVATION BY AN ISV - REGULATORY CHANGE

Abide Financial

Sungard – Clearing utility

Sapient Global Markets - CMRS

PROP TRADERS’ ISV OF THE YEAR

Voted for by CTAs – does not require entry

CTAS’ ISV OF THE YEAR 

Voted for by CTAs – does not require entry

PERSONAL

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Gedon Hertshten

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

Trevor Spanner, LME Clear

Craig Donohue, OCC

Jeffrey Sprecher, ICE

Xavier Rolet, LSE

EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD

Will be announced on the night

Congratulations to all our shortlisted winners.