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Choice Lifetime Achievement award for the sell-side , recognising her 25 years of experience and illustrious career in financial markets . Her previous roles have seen her work at Merril Lynch , the Financial Conduct Authority and Kepler Cheuvreux .
The Editors ’ Choice categories are always highly competitive , and this year proved to be no different . Across the 14 awards , this year ’ s winners – as judged by The TRADE ’ s editorial panel – were all worthy given their achievements over the past 12 months .
In the trading venues arena , Turquoise , SIGMA X MTF Goldman Sachs , Dealerweb Tradeweb and Eurex each took home awards , while Parameta Solutions , TP ICAP claimed the award for outstanding market data provider .
FlexTrade collected the outstanding trading technology provider award and , this year , FINBOURNE Technology were crowned FinTech of the Year , in the category supported by Instinet .
Within the Algorithmic Trading and EMS categories – which are based on the results of The TRADE ’ s annual surveys – there were several firms that took home multiple awards . Exane BNP Paribas took home two honours from the Algorithmic Trading category , overall outperformer and best access to market . Berenberg also received two Awards in the Algorithmic Trading category , best ETF capabilities and best customer support .
Meanwhile in the EMS category , FactSet Portware and Virtu Triton both received two Awards . FactSet Portware won
accolades for best market access and best platform reliability , while Virtu Triton took home the Awards for Best Platform Adaptability and Overall Outperformer .
Prior to the Leaders in Trading Awards dinner , The TRADE also recognised this year ’ s
Rising Stars of Trading and Execution , 20 of the buy-side ’ s up and coming talents of the future . The ceremony marked the seventh annual event , with many of the previous years ’ Rising Stars now earning nods within the Leaders in Trading categories .
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