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Trading IntegrityAwards

Conflict-of-Interest Mitigation

Recognition for publicly disclosing measures taken to mitigate conflicts of interest, including dealing desk independence, principal trading disclosure, and risk management separation.

Assessment Criteria

What We Look For

  • Public disclosure of conflict-of-interest mitigation measures
  • Statement on dealing desk independence or separation
  • Disclosure of any principal/proprietary trading against clients
  • Description of risk management governance structure

Evidence Requirements

What We Verify

  • Direct URL to conflict mitigation disclosure
  • Must go beyond regulatory minimum boilerplate

Scoring Weight: 15 points out of 100 total methodology points.

Results History

Winners by Quarter

Q1 2026

No Award Issued

Current

No nominee provided sufficient publicly verifiable documentation of conflict-of-interest mitigation procedures to meet our evidence threshold this quarter. While several nominees reference conflicts of interest in regulatory filings, none published dedicated public disclosure pages describing specific mitigation measures, dealing desk independence structures, or risk management governance beyond regulatory boilerplate.

Q4 2025

No Award Issued

Pilot edition: formal awards were not issued. Conflict-of-interest disclosure remains the least developed area of broker transparency across the industry.