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# [Markets Choice Awards 2017](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/markets-choice-awards-2017)

 Written by [Markets Media](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/author/markets-media) | Jan 5, 2017 5:39:00 AM

**Congratulations to the winners!**

| Lifetime Achievement | Larry Eugene Thompson, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation |
| --- | --- |
| Best Company | Citadel Securities |
| Best Buy-Side Fixed Income Trading Desk | BlackRock, Inc. |
| Best Buy-Side Equity Trading Desk | J.P. Morgan Asset Management |
| Best Buy-Side FX Trading Desk | T. Rowe Price |
| Best Global Exchange Group | London Stock Exchange Group |
| Best Clearing House | The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation |
| Market Advocate Award | Neil V. DeSena, SenaHill Partners, LP |
| CEO of the Year | Jen Nayar, Vela |
| Woman of the Year | Adena T. Friedman, Nasdaq |
| Trader of the Year Fixed Income | Sam Priyadarshi, Vanguard |
| Trader of the Year Equities | Nanette J. Buziak, Voya Investment Management |
| Excellence in Block Trading | Mike Bellaro, Deutsche Asset Management |
| Excellence in ETF Trading | Julie Abbett, J.P. Morgan |
| Excellence in Electronic Trading | Linn Karstadt, Jefferies |
| Best Buy-Side EMS | Portware, A FactSet Company |
| Best OMS | Fidessa |
| Best New Product | FlexONE |
| Best Multi-Asset EMS | FlexTrade Systems |
| Best FinTech Company | OpenDoor Trading, LLC |
| Best Fixed Income Trading Platform | Liquidnet |
| Best ETF Platform | Tradeweb Markets |
| Best New Risk Product | Lime Watchdog Risk System, Lime Brokerage LLC |
| Best Emerging Fixed Income Trading Platform | Trumid |
| Best Emerging Equity Trading Platform | Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC |
| Best in Cloud | Abacus Group |
| Best New Initiative | Synechron Blockchain Accelerators |
| Rising Star | Brittany Callaghan, FXSpotStream |
| Rising Star | Sandra Delmore, Liquidnet, Inc. |
| Rising Star | Robert LaMura, OpenDoor Trading, LLC |
| Rising Star | Patrick Menard, Lime Brokerage LLC |
| Rising Star | Priya Prasad, Citadel Securities |
| Rising Star | Jennifer Tkachuk-Tremblay, TD Securities |
| Rising Star | Vincenzo Vedda, Deutsche Asset Management |
| Rising Star | Jon Watras, Hotspot |

"The 5th Annual Markets Choice Awards" From [Markets Choice Awards 2017.](https://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=1363304083746467&id=113277842082437&aid=1073741862)

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