The BÉT Legek event, which has been running for more than twenty years, will this year again the Budapest Stock Exchange has honoured the capital market players who performed outstandingly well in last year's extraordinary economic situation in 22 categories. As in previous years, the awards were decided by a professional jury of Exchange Advisory Board members, while the winner of the "Online Domestic Equities Trading Platform of the Year" award was again chosen on the basis of the results of a public online vote. The awards are symbols of milestones and memorable achievements on the capital market, and the BSE aims to encourage further development.

Due to the epidemic situation, the event has been moved from a traditional gala event to an online format, while retaining the benefits of a face-to-face event.

Short films of the awards ceremony have been recorded and are now available on the Budapest Stock Exchange's online platform - its website and YouTube channel. Thus, in contrast to previous years, this time the event will be open not only to the participants but also to those interested in the stock exchange.

The winners

On the first day of the awards ceremony, which was divided into two days to take into account the proposed health measures, Dr Mihály Patai, President of the Budapest Stock Exchange, welcomed the winners.

After last year's BÉT Legek, which resulted in three awards for the company, OTP Bank was again particularly successful this year: the "Highest Turnover Share Issuer of the Year" and the "Issuer Transparency" awards were presented to Dr. Sándor Csányi, Chairman and CEO of OTP Bank. The day also included the presentation of the Growth Bond Programme Awards, which were won by ALTEO Nyrt. and Raiffeisen Bank Zrt.

The second day began with a welcome address by Richárd Végh, CEO of BSE. This year, the award for "Disseminating Investor Awareness", which is closely monitored every year, was jointly awarded by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology and BSE's education subsidiary, the Budapest Institute of Banking, and was accepted by László György, Minister of State of the Ministry of IT, and Gergely Fábián, CEO of the BIB. Among the winners of the day were AutoWallis Plc, the winner of the "Share Capital Increase of the Year" category, Masterplast Nyrt., the first place winner of the "Issuer of the Year with the Highest Share Price Increase in the Premium Category", Graphisoft Park Nyrt., the winner of the "Issuer Transparency Mid-Cap Award" and Gloster Infocommunications Nyrt., the "Issuer of the Year on the BÉT Xtend Market".

This year's winner in the "Domestic Equity Trading Platform of the Year" category was KBC Securities' MobilBroker/WebBroker online trading system, which received the most valid votes.

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