More than 300 industry leaders gathered at The Savoy hotel in London to celebrate their achievements throughout the year.
Full gallery from The TRADE's Leaders in Trading 2026 awards from 5 November at The Savoy, London.
The award is in recognition of continued significant contribution and longstanding service to the industry.
Rothschild & Co brought together IEX, OneChronos, and XTX to explore how the US non-displayed midpoint liquidity landscape is evolving - and why curating order flow toward venues designed to promote price stability and increase the probability of interacting with high-quality liquidity matters more than ever.
This award recognises an individual who went above and beyond throughout their career, leaving a lasting impact on the industry; The TRADE sits down with Baker to hear his thoughts on the recognition.
Conn won the award following a live industry vote during the Leaders in Trading awards gala last night.
Syz Group head of trading departs for Abu Dhabi chief executive role
Industry stalwart joins Arab Bank Switzerland in Abu Dhabi as chief executive, following a two-decade long tenure at the Swiss buy-side firm.
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Based in London, new appointment has also worked in trading and analyst roles at GSA Capital and was previously one of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution in 2025.
London-based hire brings almost a decade of industry experience to his new role; previously named one of The TRADE’s Rising Stars of Trading and Execution in 2025.
US Judge has indicated that the trade association will likely succeed in its claim, however, has denied a request for a temporary restraining order on the grounds of ‘not warranting emergency relief’.
Industry stalwart joins Arab Bank Switzerland in Abu Dhabi as chief executive, following a two-decade long tenure at the Swiss buy-side firm.
The wait is over, tonight the trading community comes together once again for Leaders in Trading 2026, held at The Savoy Hotel, London; full agenda for the evening included below.
Based in New York, the new hire brings previous experience across municipals trading.
Carl James announced his retirement in November 2026 after more than three decades in the industry.
Specifically, TS Imagine clients will be able to use UK and EU bond data across trading, risk and AI workflows.
The consultation on a suggestion to skip the ‘frontier’ declassification follows concerns highlighted by market participants around the investability of the Indonesian equity market, such as shareholding structures’ opacity, suspected coordinated trading behaviour and a lack of reform enforcement from Indonesian authorities.
The new offering - Muni Sweep - complements increased electronification in municipal bond markets and provides a single defined trading window to allow participants to reduce risk tie-up and increase turnover.
Appointment follows departure of previous head in September 2026 and marks an internal promotion for MUFG.
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