Swiss Derivative Awards 2025

The following products and their issuers were honoured with an award by the jury and the audience:

EQUITY PRODUCT

• Winner: Raiffeisen Schweiz, Multi-Chance Barrier Reverse Convertible auf Roche, Sonova, VAT, ISIN CH1312501138
• Nominee: Barclays, Quanto Super Tracker Notes linked to Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Capital at Risk, ISIN XS2822246075
• Nominee: Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Best-of Worst-of Zertifikat auf Nestlé, Novartis, Roche GS, ISIN CH1236322223

COMMODITY PRODUCT

• Winner: UBS, Kapitalschutz-Zertifikat mit Partizipation auf Kupfer, ISIN CH1355558193
• Nominee: Leonteq Securities, Kapitalschutz-Zertifikat mit Partizipation auf Kaffee, Mais, Sojabohnen, ISIN CH1349990593
• Nominee: Vontobel, Mini-Future Long auf Kaffee Future, ISIN CH1271355690

INDEX PRODUCT – SPONSORED BY SIX

• Winner: Leonteq Securities, ETP auf Adaptivv Downside Control World Index, ISIN CH1271355690
• Nominee: Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, S&P 500 Revenus Optimisés Zertifikat, ISIN CH1376614058
• Nominee: Raiffeisen Schweiz, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Solactive Electronic Gaming Index, ISIN CH0489275831

PRODUCT ON PRECIOUS METALS / FOREIGN CURRENCIES / INTEREST RATE

• Winner: Leonteq Securities, 5.50% p.a. Reverse Convertible auf Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft, ISIN CH1336243246
• Nominee: Vontobel, Kapitalschutz mit variablem Coupon auf SARON, ISIN CH1304157451
• Nominee: Marex, 110% Kapitalschutz mit Twin Win auf USD/CHF, ISIN XS2697185879

PRODUCT ON ALTERNATIVE UNDERLYING

• Winner: Vontobel, Mini-Future auf EEX German Power Base Quarter Future, ISIN CH1313014586
• Nominee: Maverix Securities, ETP auf Next Generation Payment, ISIN CH1272477501
• Nominee: Leonteq Securities, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Leonteq Crypto Market Index, ISIN CH1129857525

PRODUCT ON AN ACTIVE UNDERLYING – SPONSORED BY VESTR

• Winner: Zürcher Kantonalbank, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Swiss Small & Mid Caps Basket, ISIN CH0327716822
• Nominee: Vontobel, Strategisches Zertifikat auf Republican 2024 US Election Index, ISIN CH1354572641
• Nominee: Leonteq Securities, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Swissquote Global Defens Index, ISIN CH0434695026

BEST ESG-PRODUCT

• Winner: Luzerner Kantonalbank, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Smart Farming Basket, ISIN CH1300734782
• Nominee: Leonteq Securities, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Fixed Maturity EUR Bond Index, ISIN CH1271352226
• Nominee: Raiffeisen Schweiz, Tracker-Zertifikat auf Solactive Sustainable Plastic Economy Indexx, ISIN CH0412535145

INNOVATION AWARD

• Winner: Swiss DOTS by Swissquote

The Innovation Award, presented for the first time this year, goes to Swiss DOTS. The revolutionary over-the-counter marketplace for leveraged products enables investors to benefit from innovative trading opportunities in real time – exclusively for Swissquote clients.

SPECIAL AWARD

• Winner: AssetRush

AssetRush, a dynamic network and pioneering conference, is honoured by the jury with a Special Award. AssetRush promotes innovation, networking and knowledge transfer, brings together leading experts, investors and companies and facilitates access to alternative asset classes. With impulses in the areas of blockchain, AI and sustainable investments, AssetRush creates transparency and synergies.

THE BEST MARKET MAKERS

Fair prices in the secondary market are an essential element of a good investment product for investors. In the category Leverage Products, Bank Julius Bär once again took first place as the best market maker. The issuer stood out for the consistent quality of its secondary market pricing on SIX Structured Products. Luzerner Kantonalbank took first place in the category Investment Products for the fifth time in a row.

«TOP SERVICE» for the best

The issuers' services were judged based on the criteria of the quality of the term sheets, brochures and customer magazines, derivatives website, market making, investor survey and pricing. This year, the jury presented the popular award to the following issuers:

• Leonteq Securities
• Luzerner Kantonalbank
• Raiffeisen Schweiz
• Vontobel

RESEARCH AWARD – SPONSORED BY SSPA

The best academic works (Master, Doctor/PhD, Dissertation) on Derivatives and Structured Products.

• Winner: «Beyond LIBOR: Redefining Structured Products on Interest Rates in the OIS Framework» by Jannic Cavegn, University of Zurich | ETH Zurich
• Nominee: «A New Type of Stochastic Volatility Option Pricing Model» by Noah Treutterer, Goethe University Frankfurt
• Nominee: «Measuring Tail Risk» by Christoph Würsig, University of Münster