The International Securities Market Association (Isma) has launched a new Web-based market data service aimed at market makers, intermediaries, institutions and other investors.
The new product - branded "isma.info" - provides daily bid and offer quotes from the world's major market makers on more than 9500 international issues and thousands of bond prices. The service additionally provides yield calculations and analytics, historical data and terms & conditions for an expansive range of straights, floating rate notes, convertibles and medium term notes.
The online package also incorporates static data relating to lead managers, exchange listings and ratings plus underlying data for convertibles and floating rate notes. Five-year historical charts including prices, yields, interest rates and indices are also included.
Users can configure the data display according to personal preferences by using data filters and sorting facilities. Additionally, isma.info offers an archive of international securities prospectuses.