The Editors of Derivatives Week/Derivatives Intelligence are currently accepting nominations in the following categories.
Nominate A Winner
Equity Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which dealers have stood out in terms of the quality and consistency of their equity flow sales and execution? Which firms have stood out for delivering exotic product and coming up with new structures? Why?
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- JPMorgan
- Société Générale
- UBS
Fx Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which dealers have stood out in terms of the quality and consistency of their fx flow sales and execution? Which firms have stood out for delivering exotic product and coming up with new structures? Which have been liquidity providers?
- Barclays Capital
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- HSBC
- JPMorgan
Interest Rate Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which dealers have stood out in terms of the quality and consistency of their interest rate flow sales and execution? Which firms have stood out for delivering exotic product and coming up with new structures? Which have been liquidity providers?
- Barclays Capital
- Deutsche Bank
- JPMorgan
- Morgan Stanley
- Royal Bank of Scotland
Credit Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which firms have stood out in terms of the quality and consistency of their credit flow sales and execution? We will also consider which firms have been the best at providing liquidity and on which firms have innovated in the market.
- Barclays Capital
- BNP Paribas
- Citigroup
- Deutsche Bank
- JPMorgan
Structured Products House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which structuring shops have been at the forefront of innovation in retail structures—from equity through to hybrid plays? We will also look at which desks have been out front by the numbers and value of deals booked.
- JPMorgan
- Deutsche Bank
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Société Générale
- UBS
Volatility House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Volatility has become an asset class that has grown in popularity over recent years as end users look to diversify portfolio strategies. We will assess which products have stood out among buyers and which firms have led the line in innovation in volatility products.
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- JPMorgan
- Nomura
- Société Générale
Americas Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Across all asset classes, which firm has stood out for innovation and consistency of activity in the Americas?
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Barclays Capital
- Citigroup
- Deutsche Bank
- JPMorgan
Asia Pacific Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Across all asset classes, which firm has stood out for innovation and consistency of activity in Asia Pacific?
- Barclays Capital
- JPMorgan
- Nomura
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Standard Chartered
European Derivatives House of the Year
Selection Criteria: Across all asset classes, which firm has stood out for innovation and consistency of activity in Europe?
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Société Générale
- UBS
Electronic Trading Platform of the Year
Selection Criteria: We assess which single-dealer platform has stood out over the last 12 months in terms of multi-asset product offering, connectivity, execution and usability. We review the performance of the platforms with end users, including private banks and wealth managers.
- Autobahn – Deutsche Bank
- BARX – Barclays Capital
- MarketDirect – Royal Bank of Scotland
- Matrix – Morgan Stanley
- UBS PIN-FI – UBS
Interdealer Broker of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which firms provide the best service in terms of execution, service and pricing in both established products and new areas?
- BGC Partners
- GFI
- ICAP
- Tradition
- Tullett Prebon
Hedge Fund of the Year
Selection Criteria: We look at which buy-siders have excelled from the standpoint of effectiveness of trading and hedging strategy but also, just as importantly, the appetite for new structures and new trading strategies.
- BlueCrest Capital Management
- Blackrock
- Brevan Howard
- Man Investments
- Paulson & Co.
Clearinghouse of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which clearers have stood out in terms of product range, expansion, innovation and getting ready for the flood of derivative clearing envisaged by regulators?
- CME Group
- Eurex Clearing
- ICE Clear
- LCH. Clearnet
Law Firm of the Year
Selection Criteria: Which firm has been most active in the over-the-counter sector by helping buysiders and sellsiders drive in to new areas? We will also look at consistency of service in established product areas and problem solving abilities.
- Allen & Overy
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
- Clifford Chance
- Linklaters
- Mayer Brown
- Morrison & Foerster
Global Derivatives House of the Year
To be announced at the awards ceremony in London on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at The Four Seasons Hotel London on Park lane.
Outstanding Contribution Award: Gay Huey Evans