As part of the BÉT Legek event, which is now in its twentieth year, the Budapest Stock Exchange awarded prizes to capital market players in 22 categories for their outstanding performance. As in previous years, the awards were decided by a professional jury of members of the Exchange's Advisory Board, while the online domestic equity trading platform of the year was again selected on the basis of online votes cast by users.

As part of BÉT Legek 2019, which focused on sustainability, four new awards were presented to capital market companies: the "Responsibility, Sustainability, Corporate Governance Award" in the advanced category was awarded to MOL Nyrt., and the "Premium category - the issuer of the paper with the highest share price increase of the year" was awarded to 4iG Nyrt. The awards for the Growth Bond Programme 2019 were also presented to OTP Bank Nyrt. as investment service provider and Cordia International Zrt. as issuer. At the awards gala, Márton Nagy, Vice President of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, gave a presentation on the role of the investment programme in stock market development.

The winners of BÉT Legek 2019

The award ceremony for the Responsibility, Sustainability and Corporate Governance Award (ESG Award), which was presented by Dr. László György, State Secretary of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, who shared his thoughts on ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) with the audience. The award was presented to MOL Nyrt. The awards for the most active stockbroking companies of the year were also presented, with WOOD & Company, Concorde Értékpapír Zrt. and Erste Befektetési Zrt. taking the top three places.

Erste Befektetési Zrt. did not only deliver an exceptional performance in 2019 with its share turnover, CEO Róbert Cselovszi also received three other awards during the gala: the award for the most actively traded futures BUX index trading company of the year, the award for the most actively traded futures equity trading company of the year and the award for the investment service provider of the year. OTP Bank Nyrt. was also awarded by the Exchange in several categories, winning the Investment Service Provider of the Year Award for the Growth Bond Programme, the Highest Turnover Equity Issuer of the Year Award and the Issuer Transparency Award. This year's winner in the "Domestic Equity Trading Platform of the Year" category was Random Capital Zrt. Netboon online trading system.

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About the BÉT Legek awards and event

Every year for more than twenty years, the Budapest Stock Exchange has organised the BÉT Legek, an event that rewards the most outstanding annual performances of the domestic capital market. The awards are decided by a professional jury of members of the Exchange's Advisory Board. In most categories, results will be based on a quantitative methodology (e.g. turnover data) and the best performers will be awarded. The winner of the Home Equity Trading Platform of the Year category will be determined on the basis of the entries received and the users' evaluation.