Fund Technology and WSL Awards 2019 | Pageant Media Ltd | 30 November 2018 | Lotte New York Palace, 455 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

The Fund Technology and WSL Awards recognize and reward providers catering to asset managers and institutional traders who have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past 12 months. Previously known as the WSL (Wall Street Letter) Institutional Trading Awards, the event will highlight the efforts of technology providers, data specialists and exchanges in meeting the needs of the wider asset management community, particularly mutual funds.

2018 Categories

Broker Dealer:
• Best broker-dealer algorithm
• Best broker-dealer client service
• Best broker-dealer equities
• Best broker-dealer futures
• Best broker-dealer options
• Best broker-dealer research
• Best DMA offering

Technology:
• Best compliance product NEW
• Best data provider - equities
• Best data provider - fixed income and credit
• Best fintech solution NEW
• Best market data provider - overall NEW
• Best new trading product NEW
• Best risk management solution
• Best technology for programmatic trading NEW
• Best technology provider - overall
• Best utilities technology

Trading Flatform:
• Best equities trading platform - broker
• Best equities trading platform - innovation
• Best equities trading platform - vendor
• Best fixed income trading platform
• Best FX trading venue (ECN/MTF)
• Best options trading platform - broker
• Best options trading platform - vendor
• Best options trading venue
• Best OTC derivatives trading platform
• Best trading education product
• Best trading platform client service
• Best trading platform overall

Exchange:
• Best infrastructure/technology initiative by exchange/ATS
• Most innovative exchange technology - equities
• Most innovative exchange technology – options
• Most innovative fee structure - equities
• Most innovative fee structure - options

2018 Winners

BEST BROKER-DEALER ALGORITHM:
• Quantitative Brokers

BROKER-DEALER CLIENT SERVICE:
• WallachBeth Capital

BEST BROKER-DEALER EQUITIES:
• Bloomberg Tradebook

BEST BROKER-DEALER FUTURES:
• Bloomberg Tradebook

BEST BROKER-DEALER OPTIONS:
• WallachBeth Capital

BEST BROKER-DEALER RESEARCH:
• MarketsFlow

BEST DMA OFFERING:
• Vela

BEST COMPLIANCE PRODUCT:
• NICE Actimize

BEST DATA PROVIDER - EQUITIES:
• FactSet

BEST DATA PROVIDER - FIXED INCOME AND CREDIT:
• IHS Markit

BEST MARKET DATA PROVIDER - OVERALL:
• RIMES Technologies Corporation

BEST FINTECH SOLUTION:
• Hanweck

BEST RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTION:
• FIS

BEST TECHNOLOGY FOR PROGRAMMATIC TRADING:
• Trade Ideas

BEST TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER - OVERALL:
• Eze Castle Integration: Lindedata

BEST UTILITIES TECHNOLOGY:
• Fidessa

BEST EQUITIES TRADING PLATFORM - BROKER:
• Liquidnet

BEST EQUITIES TRADING PLATFORM - INNOVATION:
• Tethys Technology

BEST EQUITIES TRADING PLATFORM - VENDOR:
• Tethys Technology: Clearpool

BEST FIXED INCOME TRADING PLATFORM:
• TradingScreen

BEST NEW TRADING PRODUCT:
• Mizuho Americas: SS&C Advent

BEST FX TRADING VENUE (ECN/MTF):
• Thomson Reuters

BEST OPTIONS TRADING PLATFORM - BROKER:
• Interactive Brokers Group

BEST OPTIONS TRADING PLATFORM - VENDOR:
• FlexTrade Systems: Charles River Development

BEST OPTIONS TRADING VENUE:
• International Securities Exchange (ISE)

BEST OTC DERIVATIVES TRADING PLATFORM:
• Trad-X
BEST TRADING PLATFORM CLIENT SERVICE:
• Eze Castle Integration

BEST TRADING PLATFORM OVERALL:
• Interactive Brokers Group

BEST INFRASTRUCTURE/TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE BY EXCHANGE/ATS:
• MIAX

MOST INNOVATIVE EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY - OPTIONS:
• Wolverine Execution Services

MOST INNOVATIVE EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY:
• Cboe Global Markets