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The 2012 Global Derivatives Awards

The 2012 Global Derivatives Awards

On Wednesday, September 19, 2012, Derivatives Intelligence/Derivatives Week proudly presented The 2012 Global Derivatives Awards. These awards honor the people, companies and deals that made an impact on the global derivatives market during the past year. Winners in each of the 16 award categories, and the ten 2012 Rising Stars of Derivatives, were recognized and received their awards at our annual Gala Reception and Dinner at The Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane


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?

* WINNER: Société Générale
- BNP Paribas
- Credit Suisse
- JPMorgan
- 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?

* WINNER: HSBC
- Barclays Capital
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Credit Suisse
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Deutsche Bank
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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?

* WINNER: Royal Bank of Scotland
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Barclays Capital
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Deutsche Bank
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JPMorgan
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Morgan Stanley

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.

* WINNER: Deutsche Bank
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Barclays Capital
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BNP Paribas
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Citigroup
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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.

* WINNER: UBS
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JPMorgan
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Deutsche Bank
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Royal Bank of Scotland
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Société Générale

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.

* WINNER: Nomura
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BNP Paribas
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Credit Suisse
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JPMorgan
- 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?

* WINNER: Citigroup
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Barclays Capital
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Deutsche Bank
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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?

* WINNER: Nomura
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Barclays Capital
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JPMorgan
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Royal Bank of Scotland
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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?

* WINNER: Deutsche Bank
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BNP Paribas
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Credit Suisse
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Société Générale
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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.

* WINNER: UBS PIN-FI – UBS
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Autobahn – Deutsche Bank
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BARX – Barclays Capital
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MarketDirect – Royal Bank of Scotland
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Matrix – Morgan Stanley

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?

* WINNER: ICAP
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BGC Partners
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GFI
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Tradition
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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.

* WINNER: Brevan Howard
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BlueCrest Capital Management
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Blackrock
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Man Investments
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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?

* WINNER: CME Clearing
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Eurex Clearing
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ICE Clear
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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.

* WINNER: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft
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Allen & Overy

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Clifford Chance
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Linklaters
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Mayer Brown
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Morrison & Foerster

Global Derivatives House of the Year
* WINNER: Deutsche Bank

Outstanding Contribution Award: Gay Huey Evans

Awards Dinner & Ceremony Sponsor:
InterDealer
Equity Derivatives House of the Year Sponsor:
Bloomberg
Volatility House of the Year Sponsor:
CBOE
Table Sponsors:
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking
Nomura
RBS
UBS
Cadwalader
ICAP
HSBC
CME Group
Katten
Brevan Howard
Deutsche Bank

For information on attending or sponsoring the awards dinner, please contact:
Patricia Bertucci
Associate Publisher
212-224-3890
pbertucci@iiintelligence.com


Derivatives Intelligence/Derivatives Week are proud to announce the 2012 Rising Stars of Derivatives!

The Rising Stars of Derivatives are up-and-comers in the industry whose accomplishments and contributions make them standout among their peers and position them as future leaders.

Rising Stars are chosen annually by Derivatives Intelligence following a public Call for Nominations and careful evaluation of how strongly each nominee met the following criteria, where applicable, for their particular professional position:

~ Demonstrated expertise and recognition in OTC derivatives
~ Worked on some of the market’s biggest deals
~ Helped sell or structure the most innovative deals
~ Contributed to the firm's performance
~ Won (internal or external) accolades for expertise or innovation
~ Helped expand into new markets.
~ Initiated new developments in operations and clearing that had a significant bottom-line impact.  

2012 RISING STARS OF DERIVATIVES
Mark Beeston
CEO of Portfolio Risk Services
ICAP

Doug Donahue
Senior Associate
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Kaya Endo
Head of European
Equity Derivatives Strategy
Citi

Richard Giles
Managing Director, Head of Commodities
and Energy Brokerage & Head of Fixed Income Brokerage, in North America

GFI Group

Tina Hasenpusch
Head of Clearing & Business Development
CME Clearing Europe
Nathaniel Lalone
Senior Associate
Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP

Nathan Ondyak
US Head of Product 
LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear

Jonah Platt
Director and Counsel
UBS

Joseph Spiro 
Vice President and Senior Product Specialist for Derivatives360
BNY Mellon

Jeremy Wien
Vice President and Head of VIX Trading
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Click here for The 2011 Rising Stars of Derivatives

Sponsors

For information on attending or sponsoring the awards dinner, please contact:
Patricia Bertucci
Associate Publisher
212-224-3890
pbertucci@iiintelligence.com