Nominees are now invited to pitch for each award over the coming weeks. A GlobalCapital editorial panel will decide the winners.
These awards honour the companies, platforms, services and products that have made an impact on the US derivatives market during the last 12 months. Considerations for each category will included unique products and services, technological innovation, commitments to new markets, measures to improve efficiency and liquidity, initiatives to help improve market stability and oversight, as well as client guidance and advocacy.
1. Americas Derivatives House of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BNP Paribas
Citi
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Société Générale
2. Canada Derivatives House of the Year
Bank of Montreal
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
RBC Capital Markets
Toronto-Dominon
3. Latin America Derivatives House of the Year
BBVA
BNP Paribas
JP Morgan
Santander
4. Credit Derivatives House of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citi
BNP Paribas
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
5. Equity Derivatives House of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BNP Paribas
Citi
Goldman Sachs
Société Générale
6. FX Derivatives House of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citi
Deutsche Bank
JP Morgan
UBS
7. Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BNP Paribas
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Société Générale
8. Structured Products House of the Year
BNP Paribas
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
Société Générale
UBS
9. Research and Strategy House of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citi
Deutsche Bank
Morgan Stanley
Société Générale
10. Derivatives Clearing Bank of the Year
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citi
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Société Générale
11. Electronic Platform of the Year
Citi
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
UBS
12. Asset Manager of the Year
AllianceBernstein
BlackRock
Eaton Vance Management
Vanguard
13. Hedge Fund of the Year
AQR Capital Management
Bridgewater Associates
Citadel
Pimco
14. US Law Firm of the Year — Regulatory
Allen & Overy
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
15. US Law Firm of the Year — Transactions
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
Clifford Chance
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Morrison Foerster
16. Canada Law Firm of the Year — Regulatory
Blakes Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott
17. Canada Law Firm of the Year — Transactions
Blakes Cassels & Graydon
Borden Ladner Gervais
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt
Stikeman Elliott
18. Americas Law Firm of the Year
Allen & Overy
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Mayer Brown
Morrison Foerster
19. Interdealer Broker of the Year
BGC Partners
ICAP
Tullett Prebon
Tradition
20. Credit Derivatives Broker of the Year
BGC Partners
ICAP
Tullett Prebon
Tradition
21. Equity Derivatives Broker of the Year
BGC Partners
ICAP
Tullett Prebon
Tradition
22. FX Derivatives Broker of the Year
BGC Partners
ICAP
Tullett Prebon
Tradition
23. Interest Rate Derivatives Broker of the Year
BGC Partners
ICAP
Tullett Prebon
Tradition
24. Interdealer / Open Access SEF of the Year (Central Limit Order Book model)
BGC
Tradition
Tullett Prebon
ICAP
Tradeweb DW
25. Buyside / Request-for-Quote SEF of the Year
Bloomberg
Tradeweb Markets
Thomson Reuters
trueEX
360T
26. Index Provider of the Year
Markit
MSCI Inc.
Russell Indexes
Standard & Poor’s Dow Jones Indices
27. Data Vendor of the Year
Bloomberg
Interactive Data Corporation
Markit
SuperDerivatives
28. Compression/Compaction Service of the Year
CME
BGC
Tradeweb
TriOptima
trueEX
29. Clearing House of the Year
CME Group
ICE Clear
NASDAQ OMX
30. Exchange of the Year
Chicago Board Options Exchange
CME Group
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
For all editorial and award enquiries:
Dan Alderson
Editor, GlobalCapital
+44 7779 7311
dan.alderson@globalcapital.com
To attend the awards dinner and for sponsorship opportunities:
Daniel Elton
Global Digital Publisher