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The 2027 FutureX Awards
Recognizing the boldest ideas and breakthroughs shaping the future of cross-asset investing.
The FutureX Awards celebrate the most influential, innovative, and high-performing leaders shaping the future of the cross-asset investing industry - created to recognize the people, teams, and technology pushing the field forward, and to shine a light on the work that too often happens behind the scenes.
Three dimensions of performance.
Quant performance is never the product of one thing alone. It comes from original, rigorous work; from teams that collaborate, innovate, and develop their people; and from the tools and technology that make it all possible. The Future Alpha Awards are built around exactly these three dimensions.
Quant Excellence of the Year
Honours a single individual or a specific strategy or project that delivered standout, measurable impact during the year. It celebrates outcomes and originality — the return generated, the risk removed, or the problem cracked — backed by hard numbers rather than reputation. This is the award for demonstrable results.
Quant Desk of the Year
Shifts the focus from the individual to the group. It celebrates collective achievement and the culture behind it — how a team collaborates, develops and retains talent, innovates together, and holds up under pressure. It recognises the engine rather than the star.
Alpha Technology & Innovator Award
Recognises a product, service, or vendor serving the quant community. It celebrates innovation that delivers real, verifiable value to clients — the tools, platforms, and data that move the field forward — judged on adoption and measurable client outcomes rather than marketing polish.
From nomination to the stage.
Nominate
Submit your nomination - for yourself, your team, or a leader you admire via the official FutureX Awards form. Entry is free. Entries open October 2026.
Judging panel review
Our trusted judging panel evaluates all nominations against the qualification criteria, ensuring every result is fair, credible, and merit-based.
Celebrate
Winners and runners-up are revealed live at the Future Alpha drinks reception on March 16 at the Javits Centre, New York.
The FutureX Awards launch in October 2026 - stay tuned for updates.
Find out more hereMoments from the 2026 FutureX Awards.
