The shortlist for the FOW Awards for Asia 2014 has been released.

All winners will be unveiled at the Awards for Asia Gala Dinner to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Singapore on 25 September.

The awards dinner follows the inaugural Trading Singapore event. For more information on Trading Singapore and to register, click here or visit FOWevents.com.

The awards celebrate the pioneers of derivatives trading in APAC and the Middle East across brokerages, exchanges and technology providers.

William Mitting, FOW publisher, said: “Congratulations to all our shortlisted firms. This was a record year for entries into the awards and the quality of entries was higher this year than ever before.”


EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
Singapore Exchange
Japan Exchange

EMERGING EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR
Dubai Mercantile Exchange
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange
Indonesia Commodity and Derivatives Exchange


INDIAN EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR
National Stock Exchange of India
MCX Stock Exchange
Bombay Stock Exchange

CHINESE EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR
Dalian Commodity Exchange
Shanghai Futures Exchange
China Financial Futures Exchange

BEST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE
National Stock Exchange of India - New Trading System
HKEx - Genium IT go live
Bombay Stock Exchange - New Trading System

CLEARING HOUSE OF THE YEAR 
National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited
Singapore Exchange
Japan Securities Clearing Corporation

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR FOR ASIA
CME Group
Eurex
IntercontinentalExchange

BEST INNOVATION BY AN EXCHANGE - REGULATORY CHANGE
SGX Asia Clear - Iron Ore Futures
HKEx - OTC Clear launch

PROP TRADER'S EXCHANGE OF THE YEAR
The result of the prop traders' vote will be announced on 25 September

BEST NEW CONTRACT
Subcategories:
- Index and equities
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing - CES 120 Futures
National Stock Exchange of India - NVIX

- Interest rates
China Financial Futures Exchange - Treasury Bonds
National Stock Exchange of India - 10 yr GOI

- Energy
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange - Thermal Coal
Shanghai Futures Exchange - Bitumen

- Agricultural
New Zealand Exchange - Dairy Futures
Dalian Commodity Exchange - Fresh Eggs

- Currency
Singapore Exchange - INR/USD Futures
Bombay Stock Exchange - USD/INR Future

- Metals
SGX Asia Clear - Iron Ore Futures
Dalian Commodity Exchange - Iron Ore

BANK OF THE YEAR
Citi
Standard Chartered
DBS

NON-BANK FCM OF THE YEAR
Yuanta
Philip Futures
KGI Ong

CHINESE FCM OF THE YEAR
Galaxy Futures
GF Futures
Cifco

COMMODITIES BROKER OF THE YEAR
GF Futures
Straits Financial
UOB Futures and Bullion

FIXED INCOME BROKER OF THE YEAR
JB Drax
DBS Vickers
BNP Paribas



EQUITY DERIVATIVES BROKER OF THE YEAR
ABN Amro Clearing
Bank of America Merril Lynch

JP Morgan

BEST TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION BY A BANK, BROKER OR FCM
Galaxy Futures
Interactive Brokers

PROP TRADERS' BROKER OF THE YEAR
The result of the prop traders' vote will be announced on 25 September

BEST NEW PRODUCT
Subcategories:
- Post-trade reconcilliation
SmartStream
TriOptima

- Clearing
Broadridge
Quantifi

- Risk management
Orc
Sungard

- Trading and execution
Fidessa
Sungard

- Connectivity
Object Trading
RFQ-HUB

- Collateral management
Omgeo
Sungard

- Market surveillance
FirstDerivatives
RiskVal

DATA CENTRE OF THE YEAR
RTS
KVH

TRADING SYSTEM OF THE YEAR
Subcategories:
- Buy-side
FXall
Trading Technologies

- Sell-side
Fidessa
Flextrade

BEST INNOVATION BY AN ISV- REGULATORY CHANGE
Numerix
Traiana