The TRADE 62 - Q4 2019 | Page 7

[ L S E C L O S I N G A U C T I O N C E R E M O N Y ] I n recognition of the Leaders in Trading 2019 awards ceremony, The TRADE was invited to participate in the first closing auction ceremony at the London Stock Exchange on 14 November. For the first time, the closing auction was conducted by a party external to the exchange, watched by guests including several buy-side award nominees for this year’s Leaders in Trading. “This is the first time ever we have done this particular event and we thought we couldn’t have a better gathering than to have the thought leaders amongst the buy-side community and to celebrate The TRADE, as the great record of reference for our industry, to celebrate this milestone,” said Robert Barnes, global head of primary markets at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and CEO of Turquoise. “To be invited to take part in what is an inaugural event at an institution with such an extensive and storied history as the London Stock Exchange is truly an honour and a testament to the hard work that our team puts into making The TRADE the leading publication for the buy-side,” commented John Brazier, editor of The TRADE. Issue 62 // TheTradeNews.com // 7