2011 Categories
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Best electronic broker
Open to brokers with a primary business targeted at the interdealer community. Judges will be looking for a company that can demonstrate a commitment to meeting customer needs and delivering high quality service across all of its FX activities as part of a broad strategic vision. This should be coupled with a proven track record of success in terms of innovative use of technology and profitable expansion, either in existing markets or into new markets.
Best trading technology vendor
This award will go to the business that can demonstrate their track record in delivering the best technology to the FX industry. The winner will be able to show how the innovative products they have offered the market have set them apart from their rivals.
Most innovative bank e-trading platform
The winner of this category will show how their platform offers customers capabilities that its competitors don’t have. The slickest and most user-friendly platform with the most innovative and advanced functions will take home this award.
e-FX initiative of the year (bank)
e-FX initiative of the year (vendor)
Entries should focus on single initiatives that have been in operation for at least six months for both of these categories. The judges will be looking for creative responses to a changing market, coupled with quality of service and an innovative approach to e-FX, either broad or specific. Clear evidence of the application of technical expertise should also feature in the entries, which must also prove achievement against pre-determined targets surrounding the entire trading life cycle.
Best post-trade services (bank)
Open to banks, this award will be given to the bank that delivers the best post execution services to clients. Post-trade services that are innovative, efficient and cover a wide range of products are what the judges are looking for.
Best post-trade services (vendor)
This will be given to the vendor that has delivered the best software or infrastructure to provide excellent post-trade capabilities to banks. Innovative products and creative solutions designed to meet the needs of the ever changing face of e-FX will be what the judging panel expects to see from the winner.
Best professional e-trading venue
The platform that offers the best venue for counterparties to trade foreign exchange will win this award. Judges will want to know what innovations have been introduced and how your business marks itself out from its competitors.
Best algorithmic trading technology (bank)
Best algorithmic trading technology (vendor)
The winner of these awards will be the companies that offer the best algorithmic trading solutions. The bank and vendor will be ahead of the competition in terms of technology and the range of services delivered to clients.
Best retail platform
Forex is appealing to an ever growing retail customer base. From the hobby investor to the wealthiest of individuals, FX is an attractive asset class that offers an opportunity to diversify and deliver returns. This increased demand is being met by new companies keen to exploit this potentially lucrative business. The winner of this fiercely competitive category will prove how it has done most to deliver the best, most rounded margin FX trading offering to consumers.
Best liquidity distribution service
The bank that offers the best white-label and liquidity distribution will win this accolade. With a trend for banks to specialize in certain currency pairs, more are looking to source liquidity for areas in which they have less expertise. The winner of the award will show judges that their business is ahead of the competition in terms of the breadth and depth of its price offering to the market.
Best liquidity management system
With credit and liquidity at a premium, the need for a bank to deploy an effective system to manage the distribution of liquidity profitably across client segments is crucial. The winner of this category will demonstrate innovations in the ability to assess and analyse internal and external flows in real-time to generate bespoke pricing while managing risks for the bank.
Achievement award
This special award will be presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the success of the e-FX industry.
London,
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