Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) announced today that it has been awarded Best Fixed Income Trading Platform at Wall Street Letter’s annual Institutional Trading Awards. This is the third year running that Fidessa has taken an accolade at these awards.
The awards are judged by an independent panel of industry professionals and are designed to showcase excellence among providers to the institutional trading industry. Fidessa’s buy-side capabilities in fixed income trading stood out from other recognized suppliers in this space.
Paul Nokes, Global Buy-side CEO at Fidessa, said: "We are delighted that the huge investments we have made in our buy-side trading capabilities have been recognized at these awards. The liquidity landscape in the fixed income marketplace has changed radically in recent times and the unique insight Fidessa has across the buy-side and sell-side has allowed us to tailor our solutions accordingly."
"Winning this award is a great way to kick off 2015 as we’ve put in a lot of hard work to make sure that our products and services continue to meet the needs of market participants. Our customer base spans a wide range of asset management firms and we are committed to delivering the reliability and functionality that they require in today's complex and cost-conscious marketplace", concluded Nokes.
In 2014, Fidessa announced a number of significant award wins, including Best Trading System at both FOW's International and Asia based awards as well as Best Execution Management System at the Financial News Awards for Excellence in Trading & Technology.