IMD/IRD Awards Winners 2016
Complete list of all 2016 winners, honored on May 18
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The complete list of winners of the 2016 Inside Market Data / Inside Reference Data Awards:
Inside Market Data Hall of Fame: Tom Knorring, Chicago Board Options Exchange
Best New Data Product – Euronext
Acquisition of the Year – Intercontinental Exchange
Best News Provider – Thomson Reuters
Best Market Data Provider (Broker) – Tullett Prebon Information
Best Market Data Provider (Exchange) – Intercontinental Exchange
Best Market Data Provider (Vendor) – Bloomberg
Best Managed Service for Reference Data – Rimes Technologies
Best Reference Data Integration Vendor – Bloomberg PolarLake
Best Corporate Actions Vendor – FIS
Best Corporate Actions Data Provider – SIX Financial Information
Best Counterparty Data Provider – S&P Global Market Intelligence
Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider – Interactive Data
Best Enterprise Data Management Vendor – SAP
Best Reference Data Provider – Thomson Reuters
Best Market Data Newcomer (Vendor or Product) – Wall Street Horizon
Best Supporting Services Provider – Jordan & Jordan
Best Mobile Initiative – Thomson Reuters
Best Data Analytics Provider – FactSet
Best Big Data Analytics & Technology Provider – AlphaSense
Best Low-Latency Data/Technology Provider – Perseus
Best Research Provider – FactSet
Most Innovative Market Data Project (Vendor) – Fidessa
Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative (Vendor) – OTC Markets
Best Reference Data Newcomer (Vendor or Product) – Clarient Global
Best Reference Data Initiative (Vendor) – SmartStream
Best Corporate Actions Data Initiative (Vendor) – AIM Software
Best Enterprise Data Management Initiative (Vendor) – SmartStream
Overall Best Data/Service Provider – FactSet
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