Awards
ANZ navigates Aussie dollar depreciation
Australian bank retains the award for best bank for the Australian dollar following the currency's steady depreciation this year
HSBC retains EM and Asia-Pacific awards
HSBC wins best bank for emerging Asian and Emea currencies, as well as best bank for FX in Asia-Pacific
SuperDerivatives wins again in options pricing and risk management
Technology vendor launched a low-cost market data product at the start of this year that has seen greater success than it initially anticipated
Deutsche retains eight awards, despite low interest in eurozone FX
Slipping into second place this year, Deutsche Bank nonetheless retains eight awards, including in new categories such as best bank for FX for investors
Tullett Prebon retains forwards gong amid Sef chaos
The interdealer broker retains its hold on the forwards market, despite the disruption caused by the start of the Sef regime
Thomson Reuters investments pay off with three awards
Company wins best vendor for dealing technology and best broker for emerging markets, while FXall retains best professional e-trading venue
Standard Bank scoops inaugural rand award
A focus on market-making into as many liquidity pools as possible has won Standard Bank recognition as best bank for the South African rand
Bloomberg continues to deliver in FX market data
Best market data provider for FX goes to Bloomberg, as the vendor continues to invest in its foreign exchange trading and information services
BMO retains Canadian dollar award for a third year
A focus on growing its international presence as interest in the Canadian dollar comes from multiple geographies keeps Bank of Montreal in top place
Barclays keeps the lead in London and sterling crosses
UK bank remains best bank for FX in London, as well as GBP/USD and EUR/GBP, in this year's survey
LCH.Clearnet remains trusted provider for NDF clearing
LCH.Clearnet retains the award for best FX clearing house for the second successive year, having grown its cleared NDF volume and upgraded its risk management capabilities
SEB reclaims Scandi award after a one-year hiatus
The ongoing strength of the Swedish krona has been a challenge for Sweden's exporters, but SEB returns to form this year to win the award for Scandinavian currencies
GFI completes rise to first place in currency options
GFI Group rises from second place in last year's survey to win best broker for currency options
Most innovative bank e-trading platform: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas developers looked outside the world of finance for inspiration when developing Cortex FX, and the new platform’s functionality has won widespread plaudits from clients
Best provider of FX clearing: Citi
Despite the challenges associated with clearing foreign exchange, Citi wins this award as one of the best-placed banks to succeed when it becomes mandatory
E-FX Awards: Coming full circle in technology
Traiana, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, EBS and Citi's Jeff Feig are among the winners of the 2013 e-FX awards, which recognise excellence and innovation in FX technology
Best retail platform: Spotware Systems' cTrader
Spotware Systems wins the retail award having successfully launched a platform that challenges the dominance of MetaTrader in the retail market
Best FX white-label liquidity service: Saxo Bank
Saxo retains its lead in the white-labelling business, having seen particular traction with private banks over the past year
Best professional e-trading venue: EBS
EBS wins the award in recognition of the thought leadership role it has taken in FX execution over the past year, which has won the support of many of the platform's users
Best algorithmic trading technology provider: BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas successfully breaks into the increasingly competitive market for algorithmic execution in foreign exchange
Vendor e-FX initiative of the year: Traiana
Traiana's CreditLink product wins this year's award, having tackled an important layer of risk in the FX market, and enabled trading relationships to be terminated in real time on five occasions
Bank e-FX initiative of the year: Deutsche Bank
Deutsche scoops two awards, one for its revamped AutobahnFX platform, launched last year, and another for its ACT platform for corporates trading FX
Options platform of the year: Digital Vega
Despite the challenges faced by multibank options platforms as a result of delays in regulation, Digital Vega has managed to build consistent liquidity on its Medusa platform
Best liquidity aggregation system: TraderTools
TraderTools wins the award for best liquidity aggregation system after adding a unique product to the increasingly crowded market with its LightFX hosted service