Entry rules and criteria










The  Fund Technology and WSL Awards 2017 (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 2015/2016.







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







When entering the 2017 Awards, please read through the following criteria for your chosen category(ies), which explain what the judging panel will be looking for when they consider the entries and select the final winners.












All entry forms should be submitted by Friday December 9, 2016.








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 Tuesday February 14, 2017 at 583 Park Avenue, New York. Mark this date to your calendar









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)

All applicants are encouraged not to exceed 1,000 words per question. Although the answers will form
the basis of the adjudication process, the awards judges will also consider additional supporting
documentation, including case studies and diagrams.



Contact us:




General enquiries about the Awards 2017 and the judging for the awards can be directed to the individuals listed below.






Entries/Table enquiries


For enquiries about the award entries or how to purchase tables for the awards dinner, please contact Indira Peters-DiDio at i.peters@pageantmedia.com or telephone +16468912119.






General queries






For general event queries, please contact Harriet Spence at  h.spence@pageantmedia.com or telephone: +44 (0)207 832 6577.