CEO of Exegy Named Chief Executive of the Year for Leadership in Derivatives Technology
By Dominic Sow · 20 February 2025

Exegy, a leading provider of market data and trading technology for the capital markets, is pleased to announce that its CEO, David Taylor, has been recognized as Chief Executive of the Year in this year’s FOW International Awards.
The FOW International Awards recognize outstanding contributions in the derivatives industry highlighting individuals and organizations that excel in serving their customers and developing tools for firms’ successes. The panel of judges for these awards are accomplished professionals in the derivatives space with extensive industry knowledge, playing a crucial role in ensuring a fair and comprehensive evaluation process.
David Taylor has driven innovation and prioritized excellent client experiences, leading Exegy to innovate cutting-edge technological solutions and form strategic partnerships to enable their clients to achieve better trading outcomes.
Key achievements under his leadership include:
- A groundbreaking collaboration with AMD, achieving record-low actionable latency (13.9ns) for trade execution, reducing latency by 49%.
- The seamless merger of Exegy, Vela Trading Systems, and Enyx, unifying their offerings into robust trading and market data solutions.
- Expanded coverage of global markets, including support for all US and Canadian Equities markets by nxAccess, the only off-the-shelf full FPGA tick-to-trade solution.
- Hybrid cloud delivery of real-time market data for equity options showcasing a collaboration with AWS and Equinix.
Companies in this story: Exegy
People in this story: David Taylor