On Thursday, January 19, 2012, during its New Year’s reception, NYSE Euronext Brussels granted awards to listed companies and to members relating to their performance in 2011.
List of awards:
Best BEL 20 Performer UCB
Best BEL Mid Performer Econocom
Best BEL Small Performer RealDolmen
Best NYSE Alternext Performer BSB
Best Free Market Performer Pharco
No.1 Equity Finance House ING Belgium
No.1 Bond Finance House BNP Paribas Fortis
No.1 Trading House Cash market Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd
No.1 Brokerage House Mid & Small Caps KBC Securities
No.1 Liquidity Provider Bank Degroof
No.1 Brokerage House Derivatives Market Newedge UK Financial Ltd
No.1 Liquidity Provider Derivatives Market Timber Hill (Europe) AG
These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
Performance for listed companies means the highest return (price increase + dividend) within the indicated peer group over the year 2011.
Finance House awards are based on the number of equity/bond issues listed on our markets for the period under review, taking into account the size of the issue and the role of the member in the syndicate.
The No.1 Trading House and Brokerage House awards were granted to the members who accounted for the highest volume on the NYSE Euronext Brussels securities market in the respective segments.
The No.1 Liquidity Provider award is based on the total number of liquidity provider commitments performed by the member.
The No.1 Derivatives House awards were granted to the members who accounted for the highest number of contracts traded as broker and as market maker respectively on the Brussels derivatives market.