2008 Awards

Tradition and Its Environmental Division, TFS Green, Earn 16 Broker Awards in Environmental Finance’s Prestigious Market Survey


TFS Energy was recognized in 16 categories, including ‘Best Broker’ and ‘Best Primary Originator’ in eight categories. This is the highest number of awards ever achieved by one company, the full list is as follows:

  • Best Broker Spot & Futures GHG Emissions EU ETS- Tradition
  • Best Primary Originator (e.g. broker, investment bank or carbon fund) GHG Emissions
  • Kyoto Projects Credits (JI and CDM) – TFS Green
  • Best Broker Weather Risk Management – North America – Tradition
  • Best Broker Weather Risk Management – Europe- Tradition
  • Best Broker Weather Risk Management – Asia – Tradition
  • Best Broker Renewable Energy Certificates – UK – Tradition
  • Best Broker Renewable Energy Certificates – Australasia – Tradition
  • Best Broker US Emissions Markets NOx – Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker, Secondary Market (i.e. issued CERs/ERUs) GHG Emissions Kyoto
  • Projects Credits (JI and CDM) – Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker GHG Emissions North American Mandatory Markets (e.g. RGGI) – Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker GHG Emissions Australasian Markets – Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker GHG Emissions Voluntary Markets – TFS Green
  • Runner up Best Broker Renewable Energy Certificates North American Markets – Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker US Emissions Markets SO2 - Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker US Emissions Markets NOx (Reclaim) - Tradition
  • Runner up Best Broker Emissions Reduction Credits- Tradition


TFS Energy is proud to be awarded "Broker of the Year" by Energy Risk.

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Read the article The Broker of the Year Award here. To see other Energy Risk Awards winners, click here.
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Point Carbon

TFS Energy was awarded Best Broker in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme category by Point Carbon, the leading news service and analysis provider for emissions in Europe.
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Energy Risk Rankings 2008

TFS was voted 1st place for the following awards:

  • Coal US
  • Coal Asia
  • Electricity Eastern Europe
  • Electricity Italy
  • Environment US Sox and Nox
  • Metals Gold - options
  • Singapore Fuel Oil
  • Singapore Gasoil
  • Singapore Jet Kerosene
  • UK/Europe Products - Fuel Oil
  • Weather European Weather Derivatives
  • Weather Global Weather Derivatives Precipitation
  • Weather Global Weather Derivatives Temperature
  • Weather Global Weather Derivatives Wind
  • Weather US Weather Derivatives

TFS was voted 2nd place for the following awards

  • Electricity Eastern US - long term
  • Electricity Eastern US - short term
  • Electricity Western US - long term
  • Electricity Western US - options
  • Environment US Renewable Energy Credits
  • Metals Gold - forwards/ave./swaps to five years
  • Metals Silver - options
  • UK/Europe Products - Jet Fuel
  • US Crude - WTI Options
  • US Crude WTI
  • US NYMEX Natural Gas
  • US Products - Gasoline Options
  • US Products - Heating Oil
  • US Products - Heating Oil Options

TFS was voted 3rd place for the following awards:

  • Coal European Coal Derivatives
  • Electricity Canada
  • Electricity Eastern US - options
  • Environment European ETS Allowances
  • Metals Gold - cash to three months
  • Metals Silver - cash to three months
  • Metals Silver - forwards/ave./swaps to five years
  • Natural Gas Eastern US - long term
  • Natural Gas Eastern US - short term
  • Oil
  • Platinum and palladium - options
  • UK/Europe Crude - Brent
  • UK/Europe Products - Naptha
  • UK/Europe Products - ULSD Options
  • US Henry UB Swaps and Options
  • Western Canada Natural Gas
  • TOP BROKER OVERALL - ENERGY (exc. metals/grains)

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Environmental Finance Eighth Annual Market Survey

TFS Green received 14 broker awards, including Best Broker in eight categories, and Runner-up Best Broker – Kyoto Credits. This was the highest number of awards ever won by a single firm since the survey began in 2000.

  • Best Broker - EU Emissions Trading Scheme
  • Best Broker - NOx
  • Best Broker - New South Wales GHG Abatement Scheme
  • Best Broker - Weather Risk Management - North America
  • Best Broker - Weather Risk Management - Europe
  • Best Broker - Weather Risk Management Asia
  • Best Broker - Renewable Energy Certificates UK
  • Best Broker - Renewable Energy Certificates Australia
  • Runner up - SO2
  • Runner up - Kyoto Projects (JI and CDM)
  • Runner up - North American Markets
  • Joint runner up - NOx (Reclaim)
  • Runner up - Emission Reduction Credits
  • Runner up - Renewable Energy Certificates North America