Finalists of this year’s European Markets Choice Awards.

The winners will be announced on the evening of Wednesday, 3rd July at a glittering dinner at London’s Waldorf Hilton. We are anticipating a large audience, safe in the knowledge that the US markets will be closed the following day and, for the UK guests, a politics-free zone ahead of polling in the UK general election!

The editors reserve the right to make changes, so there is still time, if you have any last minute additions or suggestions, to have your say here.

The finalists are:

KEY INFLUENCER IN EQUITY MARKETS
Simon Steward (Capital)
Chris McConville (Kepler)
Simon Mason (SIX)

BEST LIQUIDITY PROVIDER (EQUITIES)
Barclays
Optiver
Goldman Sachs

BEST LIQUIDITY PROVIDER (EUROPEAN FIXED INCOME)
J.P. Morgan
Jane Street
BNP Paribas

BEST ELECTRONIC FI TRADING
J.P. Morgan
Bank of America
Jefferies

BEST ELECTRONIC EQUITIES TRADING
Barclays
Kepler Cheuvreux
Goldman Sachs

BEST EQUITY INVESTMENT HOUSE
Baillie Gifford
Federated Hermes
Nordea

BEST BUY-SIDE EQUITIES TRADING TEAM
Capital Group
Fidelity International
Millennium

BEST BUY-SIDE FIXED INCOME TRADING TEAM
Fidelity International
Man Group
M&G Investments

BEST SELL-SIDE EQUITIES TRADING DESK
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
HSBC

BEST SELL-SIDE FIXED INCOME TRADING DESK
Bank of America
Barclays
UBS

BEST EM TRADING FIRM
Jefferies
Erste Group
UniCredit

BEST IPO / PLACEMENT FIRM
Primary Portal
Aquis
LSEG
Euronext

BEST BOND ISSUANCE FIRM
Bloomberg
S&P Investor Access
NowCM

BEST MARKET STRUCTURE SUPPORT (SELL SIDE)
Barclays
BOE/BIS
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley

BEST EQUITY E/OMS
Virtu
Instinet
FlexTrade

BEST OTC INSTRUMENT E/OMS
Bloomberg
CRD
Aladdin

BEST LISTED DERIVATIVES E/OMS
Trading Technologies
Bloomberg
Virtu

BEST FI EXECUTION OPTIMISATION PROVIDER
BestX
Propellant Digital
Glimpse Markets

BEST TOOL FOR TRADING EFFICIENCY
Bloomberg’s FIGI
FIX Protocol
Genesis Global
Rapid Addition

BEST FI MARKET DATA PROVIDER
MarketAxess Trax
Tradeweb
Neptune

BEST EQUITY MARKET DATA PROVIDER
LSEG
BMLL Technologies
Big XYT

BEST EQUITY MARKET ANALYTICS PROVIDER
Virtu
Abel Noser
LSEG

BEST MARKET OPERATOR (OTC INSTRUMENTS)
MarketAxess
Tradeweb
MTS Markets

BEST MARKET OPERATOR (LISTED SECURITIES)
Eurex
Cboe Global Markets
LSEG

BEST USE OF AI IN INVESTMENT/TRADING
Bloomberg
LTX (a Broadridge Company)
Saphyre

BEST MARKET SURVEILLANCE / REGTECH PROVIDER
Eventus
S3
Nasdaq

MARKETS RECOGNITION AWARD (INDIVIDUAL)
Matt Coupe (FIX)
Sergio Ermottis (UBS)
Chris McConville (Kepler)

BEST OUTSOURCED TRADING OFFERING
Amundi
UBS
Marex

BEST RETAIL FIXED INCOME HUB OR PLATFORM
Intesa Sanpaolo
LSE Retail Bonds
PrimaryBid