Reduce your market data spend by 15-30% without sacrificing capabilities
Market data costs are the second-largest technology expense for most financial institutions, yet they're treated as an unavoidable cost of doing business. Year after year, firms accept 5-15% price increases from vendors while usage remains flat or declines.
Complexity by design. Vendors create intentionally opaque licensing structures with hundreds of SKUs, usage-based pricing, and enterprise-wide agreements that make it nearly impossible to understand true costs.
No internal expertise. Most firms lack dedicated market data management resources. The responsibility falls on IT, operations, or even trading desks who lack the specialized knowledge to challenge vendors effectively.
Fear of disruption. The perception that any change will disrupt trading or investment operations paralyzes decision-making, allowing vendors to maintain pricing power.
We've spent decades inside the market data ecosystem at many of the financial industries leading buy and sell side firms. We know how vendors price, where the leverage points are, and how to extract maximum value.
We tear apart your vendor invoices, contracts, and usage data to identify exactly where money is being wasted. This includes:
Based on the analysis, we develop a comprehensive cost reduction roadmap that includes:
We don't just provide recommendations—we execute. Our team negotiates directly with vendors on your behalf, leveraging:
Cost savings only matter if they're realized and sustained:
Average savings across our engagements, achieved within the first 12 months. Larger institutions with $10M+ annual spend often see 25-35% reductions.
From kickoff to implemented savings. Quick wins can be realized in as little as 30 days.
Our approach ensures trading and investment operations continue uninterrupted while we optimize behind the scenes.
We don't just cut costs—we implement controls and processes to prevent future spend creep.
Traditional long-only managers, multi-strategy funds, and ETF providers struggling with the economics of market data as management fees compress. We help maintain data quality while bringing costs in line with revenue pressures.
Alternative investment managers facing increasing scrutiny on operational costs from LPs. We provide defensible cost optimization without compromising investment capabilities.
Sell-side firms dealing with regulatory cost allocation requirements and pressure to reduce non-revenue generating expenses. We optimize while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Schedule a 30-minute consultation. We'll review your current spend and identify immediate opportunities for savings.
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