
Tackling runaway spending on reference data and saving thousands of dollars
Financial firms depend upon market data – it’s one of the costs of doing business. But while reference data is complicated, it doesn’t have to be difficult to manage.
Financial firms depend upon market data – it’s one of the costs of doing business. But while reference data is complicated, it doesn’t have to be difficult to manage.
Reference data is an expensive commodity – it accounts for 10 to 30 percent of a typical market data budget. Within multinational organizations, the figure can be even larger, with some companies allocating millions of dollars to it.
Financial firms depend upon market data – it’s one of the costs of doing business. But while reference data is complicated, it doesn’t have to be difficult to manage.
Taking a proactive approach to managing reference data enables real-time tracking of spend and usage, fostering transparency, accountability, and cost optimization for the organization. Curious about how to make this happen? Then this webinar is the one for you.
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Global spending on financial market data and news has continued its decade long growth-streak with revenues jumping 12.4% to a record $42.0 billion in 2023 and with Burton-Taylor International Consulting 2024 figures imminent, similar increases in spending are expected.
Although real-time trading and data spending accounted for the largest share of total revenues, strong demand for pricing, referencing and valuation data also drove spending.