The Speedway Assessment

A rapid diagnostic that gives you transparency and control over your market data spend — in weeks, not months.

Your Fast Track to Market Data Transparency

The Speedway Assessment is a structured, high-level assessment of your market and reference data commercial and operational functions against current industry leading practices. It delivers a clear roadmap to reduce cost, achieve greater efficiency, and mitigate risk — without the time commitment or cost of a full optimization engagement.

Weeks, Not Months

A rapid, structured assessment designed for speed. Get actionable intelligence on your market data environment without a prolonged discovery process.

Actionable Roadmap

Walk away with a prioritized plan — not just recommendations. Every finding is mapped to specific actions with clear timelines and expected outcomes.

Low Disruption

Structured data collection minimizes impact on your team. We know what to ask, who to ask, and how to get what we need without disrupting day-to-day operations.

Comprehensive Diagnostic Across Two Dimensions

Business & Operations Review

Gathered through interviews

  • Business environment and data requirements
  • Lines of business objectives and data drivers
  • Asset classes and data types by LOB users and applications
  • Delivery requirements (real-time, snap, flat file, ultra-low latency, intraday, end of day)
  • Existing data feeds and platforms
  • Key applications consuming market data
  • System topologies for data distribution
  • Compliance and reporting requirements
  • Data entitlements and permissioning systems
  • Change management and disaster recovery readiness
  • Future technical plans (cloud migration, modernization)

Organization & Contracts Review

Provided by client

  • Market Data staffing analysis (administration, analysts, operations, support)
  • Organization structure mapping (filled/open positions, employee vs. contractor, geographic distribution)
  • Complete market data contract inventory (platform, software, data usage, licensing, 3rd party services)
  • Material contract terms (scope of use, redistribution restrictions, expiration dates, costs, assignment rights)
  • Active and forecasted project pipeline

The Speedway Assessment Delivers

01

Current State Analysis

A clear picture of your market data environment, costs, and operational landscape

02

Gap Identification

Where your practices diverge from industry leading standards

03

Savings Roadmap

Prioritized quick-wins and medium-to-long-term optimization opportunities

04

Risk Assessment

Compliance exposure, vendor audit readiness, and operational risk factors

Built for Financial Institutions Ready to Take Control

This assessment is designed for asset managers, investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms that know their market data spend is a problem but lack the internal visibility to quantify it.

Ideal for firms that:

  • Have experienced a merger, acquisition, or major organizational change
  • Are facing an upcoming vendor audit
  • Suspect they are overpaying but lack data to prove it
  • Want to modernize their market data operations or migrate to cloud
  • Need to right-size vendor contracts ahead of renewal

Ready to Get Started?

Request a Speedway Assessment and gain clarity on your market data spend within weeks.

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