MARKET DATA RUBIC’S CUBE In early March 2020, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced they are undertaking a
Category: Market Data Vendors
THE INVISIBLE MARKET DATA REVOLUTION The New Age of Data
When Chou En-Lai was asked “What were the historical effects of the French Revolution?” he cryptically responded, “It is too
MARKET DATA VENDOR BUSINESS & REVENUES REVIEW 2020 Who is Winning the Wacky $34 Billion Data Race?
Different Vendors, Different Revenue Models The Top 10 vendors estimated revenues for all business activities grew from in 2010 $22,835
Bloomberg For Sale (Perhaps) But Who Will Buy?
The news that Michael Bloomberg will sell his eponymous media empire, Bloomberg LLP, has naturally generated significant news coverage, such
ESMA & The exchange data fees crucible
On 5 December 2019 ESMA released its report on Market Data Pricing and an European Consolidated Tape following the implementation
THE BUSINESS OF INDICES, aka, The Stockholm Syndrome in Action
Benchmarks Are Brands Financial Benchmarks including indices have become so ubiquitous, they play such a fundamental role in the financial
CREATING DATA FOR BUSINESS, The Genesis of Data
One thing we know is data is created, and there can be multiple genesis stories as to how, and fortunately
TRAPPED IN MARKET DATA’S HOTEL CALIFORNIAS 2 Locked Up By Contract
All Checked In & Can’t Check Out Many existing large vendor contracts are monopolistic, anti-competitive, restrict choice, and prevent smaller
TRAPPED IN MARKET DATA’S HOTEL CALIFORNIAS 1 Monopolies In Plain Sight
All Checked In, Can’t Check Out (and many, many, many, apologies to a great song) Trapped by Data, Trapped by
WHY PAY FOR DATA?
Paying for data is a contentious issue, and in this brief we analyse the arguments for and against. While focused