The Fund Technology and WSL Awards (formerly the Wall Street Letter Institutional Trading Awards) are designed for brokers, exchanges, technology vendors, data providers and trading platforms supporting institutional and asset management traders, who have proved themselves successful over the course of 2016/2017.

Please note that 2018 applicants will be judged based on their performance from October 31, 2016 – November 1, 2017.

An independent panel of judges made up of industry experts will judge entrants based on a mixture of qualitative and quantitative performance indicators.

When entering the 2018 Awards, please read through the following criteria, which detail what the judging panel will be looking for as they consider entries and select final winners.

All entry forms should be submitted by Friday December 1, 2017.

The awards will be publicized internationally in the general and specialist financial media. All finalists will be honored - and the winners announced - at a dinner on Wednesday February 7, 2018 at The Yale Club, New York.

For each category, applicants must demonstrate:

1. Client satisfaction

2. Innovation

3. Revenue growth attributable to the product or client growth associated with the product (for new product rollouts, market penetration must be demonstrable)

Answers may not exceed 1,000 words per question. The awards judges will also consider additional supporting documentation, including case studies and diagrams.

JUDGING

The judging process is rigorous and thorough to ensure that all the entries receive full consideration.

Judges will take part in a judging conference call, where the winners will be decided. One expert per category will be asked to summarize the judges' comments and provide any additional input as required. Judges have discretionary power to move submissions into alternative categories that they deem more suitable. All judges are required to sign a confidentiality disclaimer form.

THE JUDGING PANEL

The judges are carefully selected for their wealth of experience and expertise, as well as their absence of conflicts of interest. The list of judges will be announced on this page.

PLEASE NOTE: Judges do not judge any categories that their company has been entered in and are obliged to declare that they have no conflicts of interest prior to judging.

The Fund Technology and WSL Awards recognize and reward providers catering to asset managers and institutional traders that have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past 12 months.

The judging process, using an independent panel made up of industry experts, will be based on a mixture of qualitative and quantitative performance indicators.

To enter the 2018 Awards, please read the judging criteria carefully before completing the entry form. Your entry should clearly demonstrate how you have met all of the points detailed in the relevant category criteria.

Your table at the Awards includes 10 seats at the awards ceremony, a three course dinner and drinks reception. By attending the awards, you benefit from excellent networking with hundreds of key decision-makers.

For further details on how to book your tickets for the Awards, please contact:

Indira Peters-DiDio
i.peters@pageantmedia.com

(646) 891 2119