All awards categories are open for both global and regional submissions.
Submissions Open
Tuesday 3 March
Submissions Close
Friday 22 May
Winners Notified
June
Results Published
September
Who Should Enter
- Banks
- Liquidity providers/market makers
- Securities houses
- Institutional and retail brokers
- Principal/agency brokers
- Prime brokerages
- Regulated exchanges
- Alternative trading venues
- Dark and block trading venues
- Private markets platforms
- Connectivity providers
- Clearing houses
- Custodians
- Margin and collateral providers
- Network infrastructure providers
- Software and solutions providers
- Market data and analytics firms
- Regtechs
- Fintechs
- Software and solutions providers
- Market data and analytics firms
- Regtechs
- Fintechs
Award Categories
Markets & Trading
- Best Securities House
- Best Equities House
- Best Fixed Income House
- Best Derivatives House
- Best Sales and Trading Team
- Best Electronic Trading Offering
- Best Client Execution Service
- Best Broker
- Best Agency Broker
- Best Retail Broker
- Best Prime Brokerage
- Best Algos and Execution Service
- Best Liquidity Provider
- Best Market Maker
- Best ETF Market Maker
Open to all entrants
- Innovation of the Year
- Connectivity Breakthrough of the Year
- Trading Technology Breakthrough of the Year
- Post-Trade Innovation of the Year
- Data and Analytics Innovation of the Year
- Client Experience Innovation of the Year
- Compliance/Reg Innovation of the Year
- Digital Markets Innovation of the Year
- AI Innovation of the Year
- Retail Access Innovation of the Year
- Collaboration of the Year
Market Enablers
- Best Exchange
- Best Derivatives Exchange
- Best Alternative Trading Venue
- Best Dark Trading Venue
- Best Block Trading Venue
- Best Private Markets Platform
- Most Innovative Venue Technology
- Best Venue for Investor Education
- Best Venue for Sustainability
- Best Venue for Client Service
- Best Clearing House/CCP
- Best CSD/Settlement Venue
- Best Custodian
- Best Collateral/Margin Provider
- Best Network Infrastructure Provider
- Best Post Trade Technology Provider
- Best Market Utility
Open to all entrants
- Innovation of the Year
- Connectivity Breakthrough of the Year
- Trading Technology Breakthrough of the Year
- Post-Trade Innovation of the Year
- Data and Analytics Innovation of the Year
- Client Experience Innovation of the Year
- Compliance/Reg Innovation of the Year
- Digital Markets Innovation of the Year
- AI Innovation of the Year
- Retail Access Innovation of the Year
- Collaboration of the Year
Digital Assets and Infrastructure
- Best Digital Assets Broker
- Best Digital Retail Trading Solution
- Best Digital Assets Trading Platform/Venue
- Best Digital Custody Provider
- Best for Digital Market Connectivity
- Best Institutional Digital On‑Ramp
- Digital Prime Brokerage
- Best Digital Assets Technology Solution
- Best Digital Assets Post‑Trade Solution
- Best Digital Assets Data Provider
Open to all entrants
- Innovation of the Year
- Connectivity Breakthrough of the Year
- Trading Technology Breakthrough of the Year
- Post-Trade Innovation of the Year
- Data and Analytics Innovation of the Year
- Client Experience Innovation of the Year
- Compliance/Reg Innovation of the Year
- Digital Markets Innovation of the Year
- AI Innovation of the Year
- Retail Access Innovation of the Year
- Collaboration of the Year
Technology & Data
- Best Connectivity Provider
- Best EMS or OMS
- Best Algo Trading Technology
- Best Integrated Trading Platform
- Best Fintech Partnership
- Best Use of AI/ML in Trading
- Best Regtech Solution
- Best Workflow Automation Solution
- Best TCA/Performance Analytics Provider
- Best Market Data Provider
- Best Alternative Data Provider
- Best Index/Benchmark Provider
- Best Data Integration/Distribution Platform
- Best Cloud Data Solution for Markets
Open to all entrants
- Innovation of the Year
- Connectivity Breakthrough of the Year
- Trading Technology Breakthrough of the Year
- Post-Trade Innovation of the Year
- Data and Analytics Innovation of the Year
- Client Experience Innovation of the Year
- Compliance/Reg Innovation of the Year
- Digital Markets Innovation of the Year
- AI Innovation of the Year
- Retail Access Innovation of the Year
- Collaboration of the Year