2026 Shortlist
Discover the shortlisted top performers and innovators for this year’s awards.
Join us on 12 February 2026 at The Waldorf Hilton, London in celebrating excellence across the global derivatives industry.
Exchanges & Clearing
Best Technology Innovation by an Exchange or Clearing House
AI at IBKR
CME
D2X
MIAX
NSE Clearing Limited
Clearing House of the Year
CME
Eurex Clearing
Euronext Clearing
HKEX
Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
LCH
NSE Clearing Limited
Most Innovative Contract of the Year
CME
Euronext
National Stock Exchange of India
Index Provider of the Year
B3
BSE Indices
MSCI Factor Indexes
MSCI Indexes for the Gulf Region and Indian Markets
MSCI Korea Index
MSCI NUAM Index
SIX
STOXX Ltd.
Global Exchange of the Year
Exchange of the Year - EMEA
Exchange of the Year - Americas
The recipients of these three awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12 February.
Banks, Brokers, Props & Buyside
Bank of the Year
The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12 February.
Non-Bank FCM of the Year
BANDS Financial Limited
Jaypee Capital IFSC
Nanhua Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Nuvama Asset Services
StoneX
Market-Maker of the Year
Citadel Securities
IMC Trading
Wintermute
Client Clearing Provider of the Year
ABN AMRO Clearing Bank
Citi
Jaypee Capital IFSC
Nanhua Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Retail Broker of the Year
DHAN
IBKR Continues Best-in-Class Innovation and Growth Story
Vanir Global Markets
Technology
Equity Trading System of the Year
3AI Ltd
DHAN
IBKR Continues Best-in-Class Innovation and Growth Story
Marvelsoft
Fixed Income Platform of the Year
The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12 February.
Derivatives Trading System of the Year
Clarion Capital
Deribit by Coinbase
Horizon Trading Solution
Ion
MIAX
Trading Technologies
Multi-Asset Trading System of the Year
Clarion Capital
Horizon Trading Solution
Marvelsoft
Trading Technologies
Market Data System of the Year
BMLL
Exegy Nexus
Mckay Brothers
Post-Trade System of the Year
Nasdaq Calypso
Post Trade Solutions, an LSEG Business
Smartstream
Taskize
Trading Technologies
Risk Management Solution of the Year
Clarion Capital
Cumulus9
Ion
KRM22 Limits Manager
Nasdaq Calypso
NSE Clearing Limited
Post Trade Solutions, an LSEG Business
Scila AB
Trading & Execution Solution of the Year
B3
D2X
ipushpull
Trading Technologies
Collateral Management Solution of the Year
CloudMargin
CMeXs Clearing Management / Exchange Solutions
Nasdaq Calypso
NSE Clearing Limited
Post Trade Solutions, an LSEG Business
Smartstream
Taskize
Trade Reconciliation Solution of the Year
BroadPeak Partners
Qomply
Smartstream
Market Surveillance Solution of the Year
Eventus
Ion
Scila AB
Trading Technologies
Regulatory Reporting Solution of the Year
DTCC’s Trade Reporting Analytics (TRA)
Kaizen
LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions
Nasdaq
Qomply
Smartstream
Trading System of the Year
3AI Ltd
Clarion Capital
Euronext
IBKR Continues Best-in-Class Innovation and Growth Story
Trade Repository of the Year
The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12 February.
Connectivity Provider of the Year
Anova Financial Networks
BroadPeak Partners
Ion
Marvelsoft
Collateral Management Provider of the Year
The recipient of this award will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12 February.
Individual
Chief Executive of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award
The recipients of these two Individual awards will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12 February.