Waters Rankings
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider — The DTCC
The DTCC wins the best sell-side clearing provider category for the third consecutive year.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Buy-Side OMS Provider — Eze Software Group
Order management systems constitute the heart of all buy-side firms, responsible for ensuring that orders are sent accurately and efficiently to brokers or directly to execution venues. Eze Software Group (ESG) continues to set records in what is…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Reference Data Provider — Thomson Reuters
Another Waters Rankings means yet another win for Thomson Reuters in the best reference data provider category. The two have become synonymous with each other, as this marks the fifth straight year that the New York-based data giant has made it to the…
Is the Word ‘Analytics' Being Used Too Freely? (In a Word: Yes)
Anthony looks back at the Waters Rankings and previews what's ahead as August rolls near.
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider — DTCC
The best sell-side clearing provider category in the Waters Rankings is one that has seen rapid change after years of stability. JPMorgan was the perennial leader in this category before being dethroned last year by Goldman Sachs. But this year we see a…
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System Provider — ConvergEx Group
New York-based ConvergEx Group, a provider of brokerage and trading-related services, emerged top in this year’s performance measurement and attribution provider category, a win that will undoubtedly raise a few eyebrows, not because of PerformEx’s…
Waters Rankings 2014 Winners’ Circle: Multifonds
Multifonds swept the vote in the best accounting system provider category in this year’s Waters Rankings. We caught up with CEO Oded Weiss to talk about how the industry environment has improved in the last few years, the importance of data in modern…
Waters Editor Discusses Awards Programs
Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of Waters, gives a detailed explanation of the awards that the magazine runs, what makes for a successful entry, who judges submissions and how the winners are determined.
Waters Rankings 2013: Winners' Circle — Talking Loud and Clear
Formed by the convergence of three different businesses, Eze Software Group has entered the game with a bang this year, taking home the Waters Rankings awards for Best Buy-Side OMS and Best Execution Management System. David Quinlan, co-president of the…
Waters Rankings 2013: Winners' Circle — New Frontiers
The complex-event processing (CEP) space has always been a highly competitive one, and with the recent run of acquisitions among vendors, it’s becoming fiercer. Tibco StreamBase, however, fought off its rivals to take the award for the best CEP provider…
Waters Rankings 2013: Winners' Circle — Building Bridges
IPC Systems’ dominance in the Waters Rankings has continued this year, with the company taking first place in the Best Trading Communication System Provider and Best Network Provider categories. Simon Jones, director of product marketing at IPC, explains…
Waters Rankings Winners' Circle: IPC Systems Communicating Regulation on the Trading Floor
IPC has proved its dominance once again by winning Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider in this year’s Rankings, the fifth consecutive year for the company, and the eighth time overall.
Waters Rankings Winners' Circle: Numerix Advances Cloud Risk Strategy
Numerix’s dual wins for Best Credit Risk Solution Provider and Best Risk Analytics Provider have cemented its position as an industry leader in this ever-competitive field.
Waters Rankings Winners' Circle: For Thomson Reuters, the Data Is the Product
The information giant once again stormed the Rankings this year, winning Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider for the third year in a row, and Best Reference Data Provider.
Waters Rankings Winners' Circle: Instinet Targets Broker-Dealers in Sell-Side Push
Instinet’s agency-only model, along with its deep penetration in global markets and technical development in analytics, has helped elevate its Newport EMS to an industry-leading position.
Waters Rankings Winners' Circle: SAP Acquisition Pays Dividends for Sybase
Sybase has, once again, taken gongs at the Waters Rankings, voted Best Enterprise Data Management Systems Provider and Best Complex Event Processing Solutions Provider by Waters readers.
Waters Rankings: Where Have the Last 10 Years Gone?
The Waters Rankings, now in their 10th year, have never been more closely contested between nominees, or more popular among Waters readers, illustrating the extent to which buy-side and sell-side firms have come to rely on technology and services to…
Waters Rankings' Best Agency Brokerage: ConvergEx Group
1. ConvergEx 25.7% 2. ITG 21.5% 3. Instinet 20%
Waters Rankings' Best Crossing Network Provider: Liquidnet
1. Liquidnet 16% 2. Goldman Sachs 15.1% 3. NYSE Technologies 12.1%
Waters Rankings' Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider: JPMorgan
1. JPMorgan 12.1% 2. Goldman Sachs 11.3% 3. Deutsche Bank 10.2%