Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards 2018 | Infopro Digital Risk (IP) Limited | 19 March 2018 |

In our 2018 awards there are 32 awards, including 9 reader survey categories, 22 call-for-entry categories, plus 1 overall best provider, decided by editorial from the call-for-entry categories.

Reader survey categories: Data management, business and technology professionals from financial institutions can select their best vendors across a number of specialist areas.
Call-for-entry categories: Information providers, technology vendors and exchanges have the opportunity to nominate their most innovative products and projects.

In our 2018 awards there are 32 awards, including 9 reader survey categories; 22 call-for-entry categories, plus 1 overall best provider, decided by editorial from the call-for-entry categories.

9 reader survey categories: Data management, business and technology professionals from financial institutions can select their best vendors across a number of specialist areas.
22 call-for-entry categories: Information providers, technology vendors and exchanges have the opportunity to nominate their most innovative products and projects.

9 reader survey categories:
• Best Market Data Provider (Vendor)
• Best Market Data Provider (Exchange)
• Best Market Data Provider (Broker)
• Acquisition of the Year
• Best New Data Product
• Contract Win of the Year
• Best Reference Data Provider
• Best Enterprise Data Management Vendor
• Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider

22 call-for-entry categories:
• Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative (Vendor)
• Most Innovative Market Data Project (Vendor)
• Best Research Provider
• Best Data Analytics Provider
• Best Low-Latency Data/Technology Provider
• Best Supporting Services Provider
• Best Big Data Analytics & Technology Provider
• Best Mobile Initiative
• Best Market Data Newcomer (Vendor or Product)
• Best AI/Machine Learning Data Initiative
• Best Alternative Data Provider
• Best Counterparty Data Provider
• Best Reference Data Integration Vendor
• Best Managed Service for Reference Data
• Best Corporate Actions Data Providor
• Best Enterprise Data Initiative (Vendor)
• Best Reference Initiative (Vendor)
• Best Corporate Actions Initiative (Vendor)
• Best Reference Data Newcomer (Vendor or Product)
• Best Innovative Regulatory Solution
• Best Data Governance Solution
• Best Risk Data Aggregation Provider

1 overall best provider, decided by editorial from the call-for-entry categories.
• Best Overall Data/Service Provider

2017 Winners:

HALL OF FAME:
• The Educator - Chris Johnson, HSBC Security Services

BEST OVERALL DATA/SERVICE PROVIDER:
• SIX Financial Information

READER SURVEY - WINNERS
BEST MARKET DATA PROVIDER (VENDOR):
• Factset

BEST MARKET DATA PROVIDER (EXCHANGE):
• London Stock Exchange

BEST MARKET DATA PROVIDER (BROKER):
• Tullett Prebon Information

ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR:
• CBOE (acquisition of BATS Global Markets)

BEST NEW DATA PRODUCT:
• IHS Markit- Real-Time Bond Pricing Service

BEST REFERENCE DATA PROVIDER:
• Thomson Reuters

BEST ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT VENDOR:
• GoldenSource

BEST EVALUATED PRICES SERVICE PROVIDER:
• Bloomberg

Call-for-entries - WINNERS

BEST RESEARCH PROVIDER:
• S&P Global Market Intelligence

BEST ANALYTICS PROVIDER:
• FactSet

BEST LOW-LATENCY DATA TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER:
• Nasdaq Market Technology

BEST SUPPORTING SERVICES PROVIDER:
• Jordan & Jordan

BEST DIG DATA ANALYTICS & TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER:
• S3 Partners

BEST MOBILE INITIATIVE:
• Thomson Reuters - Eikon Messenger on Mobile

BEST MARKET DATA NEWCOMER (PRODUCT)
• Advantage Data - BDC Advantage

BEST REAL- TIMES MARKET DATA INITIATIVE (VENDOR):
• MarketAxess - Trax Axess All

MOST INNOVATIVE MARKET DATA PROJECT (VENDOR):
• OTC Markets - OTC Compliance Analytics

BEST REFERENCE DATA INTEGRATION (VENDOR):
• SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU)

BEST MANAGED SERVICE FOR REFERENCE DATA:
• Broadridge

BEST CORPORATE ACTIONS DATA PROVIDER:
• SIX Financial Information

BEST CORPORATE REFERENCE DATA NEWCOMER (PRODUCT)
• AIM Software - GAIN Data Portal

MOST INNOVATIVE REGULATORY SOLUTION:
• SIX Financial Information - Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service

BEST ENTERPRISE DATA MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE (VENDOR):
• Eagle Investment Systems

BEST REFERENCE DATAT INITIATIVE (VENDOR):
• SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU) - Listed Derivatives Reference Data Service

BEST CORPORATE ACTIONS INITIATIVE (VENDOR):
• DTCC DataPro