Waters is accepting nominations for the American Financial Technology Awards, the industry accolades for the men and women inside investment firms, exchanges and hedge funds. The categories are:

- Best Global Deployment
- Most Innovative Trading Floor
- Best Risk Analytics Initiative
- Best Cross-Asset Trading Initiative
- Best Data Management Initiative
- Best Infrastructure Initiative
- Best Data Center Initiative
- Most Cutting-Edge IT Initiative
- The Lifetime Achievement Award
- Best Senior Technologist
- Best CIO
- Best IT Team

Has your investment firm completed a groundbreaking IT project? Is your IT team, CIO and senior technologist the best of the best? If so, click over to the AFTAs Web site and nominate them now.

Remember, IT vendors and consultants are not eligible to nominate themselves—the AFTAs are open only to end users. However, IT vendors can nominate people and projects inside investment firms, exchanges and hedge funds. Check out the AFTAs Web site for details.

Nominations are due by Friday, Oct. 3. Good luck!