06.05.2026

2026 Global Markets Choice Awards: The Winners

06.05.2026
2026 Global Markets Choice Awards: The Winners

Markets Media Group’s 14th-annual Markets Choice Awards was held Thursday, June 4, at the Central Park Boathouse in New York.

Congratulations to the winners!

Rising Star Josephine Chang, Mizuho Americas
Rising Star Julie Eckel, Alliance Bernstein
Rising Star Mingtong Han, Saba
Best in Innovation Quantitative Brokers
Best Integrated Front Office Platform SimCorp
Best New Product MCAP’s aRFQ
Best Capital Markets Infrastructure HPR
Best in Financing Mizuho Americas Residential Mortgage Finance
AI Leadership Sahana Athreya, Barclays
AI Leadership Bryan Kelly, AQR
AI Leadership Travis Ni, GIC
Best TCA Provider Berenberg
Best FX Trading Technology Platform Rapid Addition
Best AI Application for Trading LTX
Best New Trading Algorithm JP Morgan Adaptive 3.0
Mizuho Corporate Culture Citadel
Neil DeSena Market Advocate Don Marigliano, Nasdaq
Best Agency Broker StoneX
Best Algorithm Provider Clearpool
Best OEMS Broadridge
Best in Fixed Income Tradeweb
Best Digital Assets Trading Platform LMAX
Best in 24-Hour Trading 24 Exchange
Hall of Fame Bill Brodsky
Hall of Fame Kevin Cronin
Hall of Fame Michelle Neal
Best Global Exchange Group Nasdaq
Best Trading Platform JP Morgan Execute
Best Electronic Liquidity Provider Citadel Securities
Innovator of the Year Mona Eldam, Morgan Stanley
CEO of the Year Craig Donohue, Cboe
Best Rates Trading Desk Barclays
Best Equities Trading Desk Bank of America
Excellence in Trading Mike Drummey, Mizuho Americas
Excellence in Trading Sonali Theisen, Bank of America
Excellence in Trading Eric Morrow, Apollo
Excellence in Trading Daniel Leon, HSBC
Excellence in Trading Jason Siegendorf, Harris | Oakmark
Best Buy-Side Trading Desk Alliance Bernstein

 

🏆 The 2026 Global Markets Choice Awards are here! 🌍 Nominations are officially OPEN for the celebration of excellence in global capital markets trading & technology. Nominate below:
https://www.jotform.com/form/260086385121150

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