A neutrality-driven strategy treats market data as an independent asset rather than a feature of a specific tool. This approach allows information to exist separately from consumption layers, ensuring that processing engines and analytics services can connect through standardized interfaces without disrupting existing workflows.
Many firms assume their market data spend reflects actual usage and value. A closer look reveals something different: significant gaps exist between what organizations pay for, what they have access to, and what they use. ​Spending on market data grows quietly over time. Fees renew automatically, access rights expand with each new project, and system complexity accumulates. Gradually, organizations lose visibility into the relationship between their funding commitments and