Waters Rankings 2021: All the Winners and Why They Won

Click on this link to view last year’s Waters Rankings winners and write-ups about why they won their respective categories.  

This 16-minute video clip features the 35 category winners of the 2021 Waters Rankings. This year’s winners include a number of the usual suspects―Bloomberg, Refinitiv, SIX, SmartStream, IPC Systems and IHS Markit―although there are also some new names in the winners’ circle. 

Waters Rankings 2021 Category Winners  

• Best Agency Broker – BMO Capital Markets
• Best Crossing Network Provider – Instinet. Click on this link for a video interview with Hillary Budds.
• Best Clearing House (Clearing Service Provider) – Cboe Global Markets
• Best Algorithmic Trading Provider – Liquidnet
• Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Provider – S&P Global Market Intelligence. Click on this link for a video interview with Teddy Kahn and Eamon Troy.
• Best Sell-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider – Bloomberg. Click on this link for a Q&A with Phil McCabe, global head of sell-side solutions at Bloomberg and on this link for a video interview with Phil.      
• Best Buy-Side Order Management System (OMS) Provider – Charles River Development
• Best Portfolio Management System Provider – SS&C Eze
• Best Execution Management System (EMS) Provider – Refinitiv
• Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System Provider – FactSet
• Best Transaction-Cost Analysis (TCA) System Provider – DASH Financial Technologies
• Best Enterprise Data Management (EDM) System Provider – IHS Markit
• Best Market Data Provider – Bloomberg
• Best Reference Data Provider – Bloomberg
• Best Alternative Data Provider – FactSet
• Best ESG Data Provider – Moody’s ESG Solutions
• Best Corporate Actions Solution Provider – SIX
• Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider – ION Markets. Click on this link for a video interview with Eugene Markman. 
• Best Data Analytics Provider – Owlin
• Best Managed Data Service Provider – RIMES Technologies
• Best Distributed-Ledger Technology Provider – Broadridge Financial Solutions
• Best AML Compliance Solution Provider – ACA Compliance
• Best Market Risk Solution Provider – Quantifi
• Best Credit Risk Solution Provider – IHS Markit
• Best Market Surveillance Platform Provider – Nasdaq
• Best Reporting System Provider – Vermeg
• Best Accounting System Provider – BNY Mellon Data and Analytics Solutions
• Best Cyber-Security Provider – Options Technology
• Best Reconciliation Management Provider – SmartStream Technologies
• Best Outsourcing Service Provider – Acuity Knowledge Partners
• Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider – IPC Systems
• Best Network Provider – BSO. Click on this link for a video interview with Michael Ourabah.
• Best Mobile Solutions Provider – Tier1 Financial Solutions
• Best Cloud-Based Application Provider – BlueMatrix
• Best Cloud Infrastructure Provider – Oracle Cloud Infrastructure