On Thursday, January 3, 2008, during its NEXT YEAR event, Euronext Brussels granted different awards to listed companies as well as to members regarding their performance in 2007. These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
List of awards :
1st BEL 20 Performer
1st BEL Mid Performer 1st BEL Small Performer 1st Alternext Performer 1st Free Market Performer
1st Trading House 1st Trading House Tracker Market 1st Trading House Warrant Market
1st Brokerage House Derivatives Market 1st Market Maker Derivatives Market
1st Euronext IPO House 1st Alternext IPO House 1st Free Market IPO House 1st Warrant Issuer |
Umicore
CMB Pinguin Air Energy Option Trading Company
Lehman Brothers Keytrade Bank Fortis
KBC Securities Timber Hill Europe AG
KBC Securities Bank Degroof Weghsteen & Dreige Commerzbank |
Performance for listed companies means the highest return in the share price within the indicated peer group over the year 2007. When a company was listed during the year 2007, the IPO price was taken into account.
The “first Trading House” awards were given to the members accounting for the highest number of trades on the Euronext Brussels (cash) securities market, the Brussels Tracker market and the Brussels warrants market respectively.
The “first Derivatives House” awards were given to the members accounting for the highest number of contracts traded as broker and as market maker respectively on the Liffe Brussels derivatives market.
The “first IPO House” awards were given to the members who have been the most active in the IPOs on Euronext Brussels as lead, co-lead, manager, co-manager, sponsor or selling agent in 2007, taking into account the size of the companies, the amount raised at the IPO and the role of the member in the IPO syndicate.
The first Warrant Issuer award was given to the issuer having listed the highest number of warrants on Euronext Brussels in 2007.