CTA Intelligence US Services Awards 2019 | Pageant Media Ltd | 30 November 2018 |

The CTA Intelligence US Services Awards, now in their sixth year, aim to recognise and reward those service providers to the US managed futures industry that have demonstrated exceptional customer service, innovative product development and growth over the past 12 months.

Categories
Fund Administrator and Platforms
• Best administrator - client service
• Best administrator - innovation
• Best administrator - overall
• Best administrator – technology
• Best CTA managed account platform
• Best IRA custodian
• Best valuation service

FCM, Broker and Exchange
• Best capital introduction service
• Best exchange – innovation
• Best exchange – overall
• Best FCM - client service
• Best FCM - technology
• Best FCM – innovation
• Best FCM overall
• Best independent FCM
• Best introducing broker

Trading Technology
• Best cloud computing provider
• Best cyber-security solution
• Best data and information provider
• Best IT infrastructure provider
• Best risk management technology provider
• Best technology firm
• Best third-party algo trading solution
• Best trading and execution technology

Advisory, Accountancy and Legal
• Best compliance firm
• Best executive search – quant
• Best law firm - client service
• Best law firm - CTA start-up
• Best law firm - overall
• Best marketing and communications consultancy
• Best middle and back office
• Best specialist advisory
• Best specialist consultancy firm
• Best tax and audit service

2018 Winners:

BEST FCM- TECHNOLOGY
• Interactive Brokers

BEST DATA AND INFORMATION PROVIDER
• Thomson Reuters

BEST TRADING AND EXECUTION TECHNOLOGY
• Fidessa

BEST SPECIALIST ADVISORY
• NorthStar Financial Services Group

BEST CAPITAL INTRODUCTION SERVICE
• Societe Generale

BEST LAW FIRM- CLIENT SERVICE
• Crow & Cushing

BEST INTRODUCING BROKER
• RCM Alternatives

BEST CYBER-SECURITY SOLUTION
• Abacus Group

BEST EXCHANGE- INNOVATION
• CBOE

BEST COMPLIANCE FIRM
• Turnkey Trading Partners

BEST IT INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER
• Avelacom

BEST THIRD-PARTY ALGO TRADING SOLUTION
• Quantitative Brokers

BEST MIDDLE AND BACK OFFICE
• HedgeFacts

BEST TAX AND AUDIT SERVICE
• Cohen & Company

BEST VALUATION SERVICE
• Cohen & Company

BEST FCM- CLIENT SERVICE
• RJ O'Brien & Associates

BEST IRA CUSTODIAN
• Midland IRA

BEST LAW FIRM- CTA START-UP
• Ruddy Law

BEST MARKETING AND COMMUNICAITONS CONSULTANCY
• Peregrine Communications

BEST ADMINISTRATOR- TECHNOLOGY
• Citco Fund Services

BEST RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER
• HedgeFacts

BEST ADMINISTRATOR- CLIENT SERVICE
• Northern Trust

BEST CTA MANAGED ACCOUNT PLATFORM
• Deutsche Bank

BEST FCM- INNNOVATION
• UBS

BEST ADMINISTRATOR- INNOVATION
• Gemini Hedge Fund Services

BEST CLOUD COMPUTING PROVIDER
• Align Communications

BEST TECHNOLOGY FIRM
• AQMetrics

BEST INDEPENDENT FCM
• INTL FCStone

BEST EXECUTIVE SEARCH- QUANT
• GQR

BEST LAW FIRM- OVERALL
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

BEST EXCHANGE- OVERALL
• CME

BEST FCM OVERALL
• Societe Generale

BEST ADMINISTRATOR- OVERALL
• SS&C GlobeOp