Markets Media Group is pleased to present finalists for the 2026 Global Markets Choice Awards.
The event will be held on Thursday, June 4 at the Central Park Boathouse in New York City.
Best 24/7 Trading Venue
Blue Ocean
Bruce Markets
24 Exchange
Best in AI
Aiden (RBC Capital Markets)
AlphaSense
Arteria AI
BNY
Clarity AI
Kensho / S&P Global
KX
LTX
Best Algorithm Provider
BestEx Research
Clearpool
JP Morgan
Marvelsoft
Quantitative Brokers
Trading Technologies
Best in Clearing
Clearstream
CME Clearing
DTCC
Eurex Clearing
ICE Clear
LCH
Best in Collateral Management
CloudMargin
Euroclear
OpenGamma, a Trading Technologies Co.
Pirum
Best Communications/Connectivity Platform
Bloomberg
IPC
LSEG
Symphony
Best E/OMS
Aladdin by BlackRock
Bloomberg
Broadridge
Charles River
FactSet
FlexTrade
Quod Financial
REDI on Workspace
SS&C Eze
Trading Technologies
Best in Fintech
Connamara Technologies
Finery Markets
HPR
MillTech
OptimX
SimCorp
Best New Product
Corastone
DTCC Securities Data Experiences
Exegy Nexus
Nasdaq Eqlipse
QwickRoute aRFQ
TradeStation TITAN X
Best in Post Trade
Broadridge
Genesis Global
LSEG
OSTTRA
Taskize
Trading Technologies
Best in Prediction Markets
CME Group
Intercontinental Exchange
Kalshi
Polymarket
Best in RegTech
b-next
Eventus
FinScan
Nasdaq
NICE Actimize
n-Tier
Solidus Labs
SteelEye
Best TCA Provider
Berenberg
Bloomberg
DASH Financial Technologies
S&P Global
Trading Technologies
Virtu Financial
Best in Derivatives
B3
Cboe Global Markets
CME Group
Eurex
HKEX
National Stock Exchange of India
Shanghai Futures Exchange
Best in Digital Assets
Adaptive
Binance
Coinbase
EDX Markets
Galaxy
LMAX
OKX
Best in Equities
HKEX
MEMX
Nasdaq
National Stock Exchange of India
NYSE
Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Best in Fixed Income
Bloomberg
MarketAxess
Tradeweb
Trumid
Genesis Global
Best in FX
360T
Bloomberg FXGO
LSEG FXAll
FX Connect
JP Morgan Execute
Rapid Addition
Trading Technologies
Best Retail Trading Platform
Charles Schwab
Fidelity
Interactive Brokers
Moomoo
Robinhood
Vanguard
Best Buy-Side Trading Desk
AllianceBernstein
BlackRock
Federated Hermes
Fidelity
HSBC Global Asset Management
JP Morgan Asset Management
Wellington Management
Best Sell-Side Trading Desk
Bank of America
Barclays
Citigroup
Deutsche Bank
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo
Best Exchange Group
Cboe Global Markets
CME Group
Deutsche Boerse
Euronext Group
HKEX
IEX Group
Intercontinental Exchange
Japan Exchange Group
Nasdaq
Singapore Exchange (SGX)
TMX Group
Best Emerging Exchange Group
B3
Bombay Stock Exchange
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)
Korea Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Best Electronic Liquidity Provider
Citadel Securities
Hudson River Trading
Jane Street
Jump Trading
Optiver
Susquehanna
Virtu Financial
XTX
Best Agency Broker
BTIG
CAPIS
Instinet
Liquidnet
StoneX
Mizuho Corporate Culture Award
Citadel
Edward Jones
Morgan Stanley
Neuberger Berman
Raymond James
Innovator of the Year
Juan Alday, Citadel Securities
John Cosenza / Joe Wald, Mosaic Platforms
Bruno Gold, JP Morgan
Bill Harts, Long-Term Stock Exchange
Vlad Khandros, OneChronos
Amanda Robinson, Fidelity
AI Leadership
Edward Achtner, BMO
Sahana Athreya, Barclays
Charlie Flanagan, Balyasny
Teresa Heitsenrether, JP Morgan
Matthew Hertz, Man Group
Himanshu Kalkar, Fidelity
Bryan Kelly, AQR
Travis Ni, GIC
Mike Schuster, Two Sigma
Rachel Schutt, BlackRock
Venu Thamodharan, Bank of America
Excellence in Trading (Buy Side)
Ron Adler, Citadel
Maurice Bours, APG Asset Management
Gregg Dalley, Schroders
Daniel Leon, HSBC AM
Benjamin Mahe, AXA IM
Eric Morrow, Apollo
Matt Scott, AllianceBernstein
Jason Siegendorf, Harris Associates
Ray Uy, Invesco
Dan Veiner, BlackRock
Excellence in Trading (Sell Side)
Anne-Victoire Auriault, Goldman Sachs
Charles Chiang, JP Morgan
Ashok Das, Deutsche Bank
Tom Prickett, Citi
Sonali Theisen, Bank of America
Kai Zeng, UBS
CEO of the Year
Seth Bernstein, AllianceBernstein
Craig Donohue, Cboe Global Markets
Sergio Ermotti, UBS
Jane Fraser, Citi
Masahiro Kahara, Nomura
Richard Oldfield, Schroders
Lifetime Achievement
Ginny Clark, Beech Hill Securities
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates (Ret.)
Gordon Fyfe, British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI)
Steph Jackson, T. Rowe
Rick McVey, MarketAxess (Ret.)
Rick Rieder, BlackRock
Kevin Willsey, JP Morgan
Please note: This Global Markets Choice Awards finalists list represents a snapshot of where we are in the evaluation process. The categories are developing, the list is provisional, and not being listed does not preclude consideration for an award. We reserve the right to drop, add, or modify award categories and/or award winners for the final GMCAs program.
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