Waters Rankings 2021: All the Winners and Why They Won
Here are all 35 category winners from this year's virtual Waters Rankings.
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
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