The TRADE announces Leaders in Trading New York 2025 award winners

The TRADE is excited to announce the winners of the Leaders in Trading New York Awards, with recipients honoured at a ceremony held at Chelsea Piers, New York last night.  

Returning for a second year, more than 150 industry participants joined The TRADE to recognise and celebrate this year’s leading individuals and firms within the industry, with awards spanning the buy-side, sell-side, service providers, technology firms and venues.  

This year, the highly coveted Trader of the Year award went to Michael Roberts of Columbia Threadneedle, while Susan Joyce from AllianceBernstein was recognised as Buy-Side Market Structure Expert of the Year. 

The Buy-Side awards also saw Legal & General Investment Management taking home Trading Desk of the Year, as well as BlackRock picking up the award for Fixed Income Trading Desk of the Year.  

This year, our prestigious Lifetime Achievement award went to T. Rowe Price’s head of fixed income trading, Dwayne Middleton, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and service to the industry over a career spanning three decades.  

The night also included the Innovation Awards, running for the first year this year, to celebrate those in the industry working hard to advance the markets and fuel change. Across categories spanning trading technology, algorithmic trading and alternative trading system innovation, LSEG, Rothschild & Co Redburn and TMX AlphaX US took home these awards.  

Elsewhere, we also hosted our highly competitive Editor’s Choice categories, spanning 11 awards, this year’s winners were judged by The TRADE’s editorial panel as worthy given their achievements over the past year.  

Cboe, MarketAxess and MIAX all took home Outstanding Trading Venue awards, while XTX Markets was recognised as Proprietary Trading Firm of the Year.  

BMLL was crowned Outstanding Market Data Services Provider, marking a second win for the firm following our London awards at the beginning of November. Additionally, Trading Technologies was handed the TCA Provider of the Year award, while DTCC received the award for Outstanding Post-Trade Services Provider.  

Within the Algorithmic Trading and Execution Management Systems (EMS) categories, which are based on The TRADE’s annual surveys results, Virtu Triton took home various awards – namely Best Market Acces and Best Provider – North America. Elsewhere, UBS received the award for Best Trading Performance.  

Our Outsourced Trading Awards were also based off our annual survey, and saw firms spanning StoneX, JonesTrading, Northern Trust, Marex and Cantor Fitzgerald being recognised for their contributions in this field. Within this section, PennHaven was also named as One to Watch.  

The night also celebrated the Rising Stars of Trading and Execution North America, recognising up-and coming talent on the buy-side, and last night, our winners consisted of:  

Audrey Moore, equity trader, Columbia Threadneedle  

Michael Persaud, junior equity trader, Mackenzie Investments 

Tyler Roldan, senior trader, Corbets Capital  

Noah Simandl, trading analytics associate, Harris Associates  

Nicholas Mazurek, trader Hudson River Trading  

Congratulations to all of this year’s winner and we look forward to welcoming you again next year! 

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