The second annual Markets Choice Awards: Women in Finance luncheon took place on Tuesday, November 15.

Held at Tao Downtown in Manhattan’s trendy Meatpacking District, the event convened more than 250 market professionals from institutional investment firms, hedge funds, trading desks at the biggest global banks, exchanges, and technology providers.

The awards methodology was as follows: Markets Media’s editorial team identified the best candidates via interviews with the senior market participants who are their colleagues, customers and competitors, as well as online submissions from Markets Media’s subscriber base. From there, consultations with our WIF Advisory Board winnowed the field to the most deserving recipients, and final internal deliberations — often not easy — hammered out the winners.

Congratulations to the winners!

Crystal Ladder	Tami Schademann, Bats Global Markets
Excellence in Hedge Funds	Olga Chernova, Sancus Capital Management
Excellence in Trading Platforms	Erica Barrett, Tradeweb
Acheivement in Innovation	Sheri Kaiserman, Wedbush Securities
Excellence in Exchanges	Adena Friedman, Nasdaq
Achievement in Diversity	Tina Byles Williams, FIS Group
Individual Achievement in 2016	Sophia Lee, IEX Group
Excellence in Data Services	Elizabeth Duggan, ICE Data Services
Rising Star	Kate Bauernschmidt, INTL FCStone Financial
Rising Star	Julie Waring, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Rising Star	Iseult Conlin, BlackRock
Rising Star	Sabrina Gagliotta, Bloomberg Tradebook
Rising Star	Elisabeth Kirby, Tradeweb
Rising Star	Erin Preston, Dash Financial
Excellence in Blockchain	Caitlin Long, Symbiont
Excellence in Equities	Heidi Fischer, Deutsche Bank
Trailblazer	Ali Hackett, London Stock Exchange Group
Excellence in Buy-Side Technology	Julia Sears, TIAA-CREF
Excellence in Rates Trading	Nicola White, Citadel Securities
Excellence in Trading Technology	Jennifer Nayar, Vela Trading Technologies
Excellence in Marketing	Kelli Annequin, Convergex
Entrepreneur of the Year	Susan Estes, OpenDoor Trading
Excellence in Asset Management	Jacqueline Hurley, QS Investors
Excellence in Leadership	Supurna VedBrat, BlackRock
Excellence in Banks	Diane Reyes, HSBC
Excellence in Fixed Income	Samantha Coyne, KCG
Excellence in Clearing	Marisol Collazo, DTCC
Excellence in Information Services	Jenny Knott, ICAP
Lifetime Achievement	Annette Nazareth, Davis Polk & Wardwell