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Inside Market Data Awards & Inside Reference Data Awards - Categories

Categories

The Inside Market Data Awards & Inside Reference Data Awards 2025 features a total of 35 categories (18 Service/initiative categories and 17 Vendor/provider categories). For more entry information, please visit guidelines.

Service/initiative categories (January 2025 to April 2024)*

*All of the initiatives/projects entered into the categories below must pertain to the period from January 2024 to April 2025 

Best AI/machine learning initiative

Best alternative data initiative

Best corporate actions data initiative

Best private markets data initiative

Best ESG data initiative

Best counterparty data project or initiative

Best enterprise data management initiative

Best reference data initiative

Best real-time market data initiative

Best risk data aggregation initiative

Most innovative market data project/initiative

Most innovative regulatory solution/initiative

Best reference data managed service

Best market data managed service

Best data governance solution

Best data analytics initiative

Best regulatory reporting solution/initiative

Best data feed management solution

Vendor/provider categories

The categories below are open to all data and technology vendors/providers, while those specified are open exclusively to exchanges and brokers. 

Best alternative data provider

Best ESG data provider

Best private markets data provider

Best corporate actions data provider

Best data analytics provider

Best enterprise data management vendor

Best evaluated pricing service provider

Best low-latency data or technology provider

Best market data newcomer (vendor or product)

Best market data provider (broker)

Best market data provider (exchange)

Best market data provider (vendor)

Best reference data integration vendor

Best market data newcomer (vendor or product)

Best reference data provider

Best research provider

Best cloud-based data provider

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