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Thai Futures Exchange Announces TFEX Best Awards 2012

Date 20/12/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, awarded derivatives brokers in each of the five categories of the TFEX Best Awards 2012, with Globlex Securities Co., Ltd. again sweeping three categories this year.

Globlex was named the “Most Active House 2012” for the highest derivatives trading volume, the "Most Active Prop-Trader 2012” for making the most proprietary trading transactions, and the “Best Market Maker for Non-Equity 2012” for achieving the best performance among non-equity market makers.

The prize for “Best Market Maker for Equity 2012” went to Trinity Securities Co.,Ltd. and the “Most Active Agent” was Maybank Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) pcl. Currently TFEX has 13 market makers covering various products including 12 derivatives members and 1 bank. For a full list of market makers please visit www.tfex.co.th.

“TFEX members have been helping the exchange to provide knowledge and trading advices for investors, as well as boost market liquidity. TFEX announces the annual TFEX Best Awards to honor these outstanding derivatives members and to hold them up as role models for the industry as well as to recognize our most outstanding members in their continuous efforts to improve and promote investor products and services, thus aiding TFEX in developing the market as well,” said TFEX Managing Director Kesara Manchusree.