Thomson Reuters Market Data System

Thomson Reuters Market Data System v6.0 is a robust, resilient platform that can support huge throughputs of data, not just to the trading floor but to every part of your organization. A platform that won’t be flooded by the even greater data volumes forecast for future years, one that combines direct and consolidated feeds in addition to internal information for full market access.

This technology is affordable and painless to install. Designed around new, ultra-efficient core components, Thomson Reuters Market Data System v6.0 brings unprecedented speed, resilience and flexibility to your data operations.

Overview
What's Included

With Thomson Reuters Market Data System, you can:

Integrate all your data sources - No other platform integrates more financial data sources than Thomson Reuters Market Data System. And no other platform makes that data available to so many end users and applications.
Increased flexibility - Now you can manage highly structured data types. With the enhanced capabilities of Thomson Reuters Market Data Systemand the Reuters Foundation API (RFA), you can free your developers from the constraints of rigid data structures so they can focus on adding intelligence to your applications. Using the Open Message Model, developers can defi ne their own data models that meet the exact needs of your business.
Monitor compliance & cost control - The Data Access Control System (DACS) is an exchange-approved mechanism that can permission applications anywhere in your enterprise. You can block unauthorized data access and provide full item usage reporting.
Get more value from your data - Take advantage of a range of value-adding capabilities that enable your users to get more out of their data content. Delay data, normalize and filter data, create new data streams, reach out beyond the dealing room, provide information to mobile users, build web portals for users and customers and capture and analyse market data and internal trading.

Why choose Thomson Reuters Market Data System?

Maximum performance - The rise of automated and algorithmic trading means that even one milliseconds delay on a price can cut into trading opportunities. Previous versions of Thomson Reuters Market Data System demonstrated less than one millisecond latency in end-to-end tests (from data provider through to data consumer). Thomson Reuters Market Data System v6.0 takes that performance to an even higher level.
Rock-solid stability - Thomson Reuters Market Data System v6.0 is designed to be entirely resilient, with protective features to support a variety of site configurations and business continuity plans. With architecture across multiple locations and with a backup site operating 24 hours a day, you can minimise the impact of disruption or disaster. RMDS source mirroring ensures you won’t miss a tick, even in the event of line failure.
Global data distribution - With Thomson Reuters Market Data System you can deploy a global infrastructure, allowing applications on one continent to source direct-feed content from another. Sophisticated cache distribution technology manages upstream publication and downstream distribution with the lowest latency possible.
Easy to implement - Thomson Reuters Market Data System works with legacy systems, so you can roll out the latest components in stages. Applications that need full depth of book or low latency content can have access now without impacting your other applications.

Thomson Reuters Market Data System is a modular system consisting of several products which can be introduced incrementally. These products provide a number of powerful capabilities.

User connectivity - Efficient and robust distribution of real-time data to and from users inside and outside the enterprise. Connectivity to desktops, browsers and wireless devices.
Content management - Filtering, integration, enrichment and analytics capabilities, providing results and datastreams that are tailored to the user and context.
Display - A range of display options to meet a range of end-user requirements.
Supplier integration - Adapters for commonly used information sources and facilities for contributing data to vendors. Infrastructure for managing the information flow efficiently and reliably.
Management - Control over your market data and applications across the financial enterprise.
Application development - A suite of APIs and tools to build bespoke applications for your exact needs. Whether you are establishing a new data centre or looking to introduce new capabilities to your existing TIBCO or Triarch system, the Thomson Reuters Market Data System provides an unparalleled level of functionality, flexibility, manageability and reliability.