At the beginning of the year, S&P Global, the third largest market data provider in the industry, announced the acquisition of Kensho Technologies Inc. a leading developer and provider of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data visualization systems to...
CME Group’s planned acquisition of NEX Group most likely will turn out to be a case of perfect timing as it vaults CME into cash fixed income and FX trading, assets expected to see exploding volumes as global economic and...
What do we want? DATA. When do we want it? NOW. Financial Data/Analysis spending has seen its eighth consecutive year of global growth according to Burton-Taylor’s recent benchmark report of the market data industry. The industry’s spending reached an all-time high in 2017 at...
The global exchange industry saw a resurgence in growth in 2016, with total industry revenues increasing to a record $28.3 billion for the year, as strong market data and index revenues supported revenue gains. Industry revenues were still dominated by trading...