RIO DE JANEIRO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Americas Trading Group (ATG), a company specializing in electronic trading that offers a multi-broker platform for order execution in key Latin American markets, today announced it received The European Award for Online Trading Platform of the Year in Latin America. The company also concurrently received an award for Best Electronic Trading Services Provider in Latin America from the Global Banking & Business Review.
The European, a London-based business magazine, established its Latin American Awards as a means to recognize the organizations that are excelling in their respective fields and are continuing to help develop and expand the Latin American market. Global Banking & Business Review, a financial portal covering business and finance news, created its awards to recognize companies of all sizes that have been innovative and prominent in the global financial world.
“It is a privilege to be recognized by well-regarded publications such as The European and Global Banking & Business Review. These awards embody all that we strive to achieve at ATG: the commitment to continue to offer our customers a unique service, supported by our construction of a next-generation platform, and our mission to find opportunities arising from the development of electronic trading in the Latin American market,” stated Francisco Gurgel, Chief Technology Officer of ATG.
Earlier this year, ATG also received the World Finance 100 Award in the Financial Services category. The award was presented in January to Arthur Pinheiro Machado, Chief Executive Officer of ATG, at the London Stock Exchange. World Finance presents awards to companies in finance, business and technology who have led their industries forward and who have proven themselves as pioneers in their respective fields. ATG also received the International Finance Magazine (IFM) Award for Best Electronic Trading Platform in Latin America in June. IFM honors organizations that provide innovative contributions and partake in initiatives that impact the entire global finance community.
In addition to receiving these awards, ATG is in the process of creating a Clearing House for the upcoming launch of Americas Trading System Brasil (ATS Brasil), a joint-venture between ATG and NYSE Euronext (NYX). ATS Brasil will be a new Brazilian exchange offering an alternative to Brazil's sole stock-exchange operator, BM&FBovespa.
About ATG
Americas Trading Group (ATG) is a company that specializes in electronic trading solutions that offers a multi-broker platform for order execution that connects the key markets of the Americas. Americas Trading System Brasil (ATS Brasil), a joint-venture between ATG and NYSE Euronext (NYX), is a new Brazilian exchange that will launch in 2015.
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