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Opening Cross: Controlling Data Costs Requires Both Carrots and Sticks—Big, Scary Sticks

Even though the mood in 2013 is more positive than recent years, the industry hasn’t loosened up entirely. The Dow Jones Industrial Average may have...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 06 May 2013

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SIFMA Cries Foul to SEC Over UTP Tape C Fee Hike

SIFMA calls on SEC to reject 25 percent Tape C price increase, claims UTP did not follow mandated procedures before raising fees.

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 17 Apr 2013

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Latest European Council Document Reverses Stance on Consolidated Tape

The European Council, one of three bodies responsible for approving the exact details of legislation around European Union's review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2), has announced a second about-face on whether a pan-European...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 10 Apr 2013

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Bloomberg Ups Nasdaq Tape C Admin Fee

Bloomberg is increasing its monthly administration fee for the Tape C feed of Nasdaq Level 1 data from $2 to $3 -- a seemingly insignificant increase, though end-users say it increases the vendor’s administration revenues while firms are still struggling...

Inside Market Data | News | Data Administration | 01 Apr 2013

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Update: ‘Commitment Issues’ Doom COBA Project

A lack of commitment from European stock exchanges and trading venues to the COBA Project—an independent organization dedicated to the development of a consolidated tape of pan-European market data—led to one of the scheme’s advocates withdrawing...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 22 Mar 2013

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COBA Project Shelved as MiFID 2 Indecision Scares off Funding

The COBA Project, an independent organization dedicated to the development of a European consolidated tape of quote and trade data, has suspended operations, citing "insufficient support to pursue implementation as proposed." Co-founders Mark Schaedel...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 20 Mar 2013

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Opening Cross: Data Fragmentation Rears its Ugly Head Again

The financial industry has long dealt with fragmented markets and data sources, consolidating market data from multiple trading venues, vendors and regions. Not only is this expensive, but it can also be a complex process to capture, map and store all...

Inside Market Data | Opinion | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 18 Mar 2013

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CTA, UTP Up Consolidated Tape Fees

The Consolidated Tape Association (CTA) and Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) Plan, which collectively oversee the collection and distribution of consolidated tapes of quote and trade data for US equity markets, have both voted to adopt new fees for the...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 18 Mar 2013

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2012 Review: Industry Takes Key Steps Towards EU Consolidated Tape

At the start of 2012, the Federation of European Securities Exchanges—in association with industry participants and data vendors—published version 1.0 of the Market Model Typology (MMT), a framework for standardizing trade flags across Europe as the...

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 17 Dec 2012

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Update: Industry Mulls COBA’s EU Tape Proposals

Planned commercial model for a consolidated tape of pan-European data attracts positive reaction, but needs input from more parties, industry says.

Inside Market Data | News | Industry Issues & Initiatives | 30 Nov 2012

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