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Trading IntegrityAwards

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Editorial Board

The team responsible for evaluating, reviewing, and publishing the Trading Integrity Awards. Their roles, responsibilities, and the policies that govern editorial independence.

Team

D. Harrington

Editor-in-Chief

Oversees the editorial direction, methodology development, and publication schedule. Responsible for final sign-off on all quarterly issue content and award decisions. Background in financial journalism and regulatory analysis.

M. Vasquez

Senior Evidence Analyst

Leads the evidence collection and verification process. Reviews all nominee disclosures, catalogues public evidence sources, and maintains the archived evidence library. Previously worked in compliance documentation review.

R. Chen

Category Specialist — Execution & Routing

Provides subject-matter expertise on execution quality metrics, order routing infrastructure, and A-book/B-book model evaluation. Assesses the technical specificity of broker disclosure documentation.

S. Okonkwo

Category Specialist — Analytics & Policy

Evaluates the depth and accessibility of broker execution analytics, policy documentation, and operational transparency disclosures. Focuses on quantitative evidence quality and data presentation standards.

L. Magnusson

Editorial Quality Reviewer

Conducts independent quality reviews of all assessments before publication. Ensures consistency across categories, verifies evidence links, and reviews rationale text for accuracy and editorial tone.

Editorial Policies

01

Independence

No editorial team member holds a financial interest in, employment with, or consulting relationship with any nominee. Team members are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, which are reviewed and documented.

02

Dual Review

Every category assessment is reviewed by at least two independent editorial team members before results are finalised. Disagreements are escalated to the Editor-in-Chief for resolution.

03

Anonymity

We publish editorial roles and initials rather than full identities to prevent lobbying, pressure, or solicitation from nominees or third parties. This decision is made to protect editorial independence, not to obscure accountability.

04

Recusal

If an editorial team member identifies a personal or professional relationship with a nominee, they recuse themselves from that nominee's assessment. The recusal is documented internally.

Questions about our editorial process? Get in touch. See also: Methodology and Rules & Disclosures.