Standard & Poor's MasterFeed goes global
Standard & Poor's, a leading global provider of independent research, ratings, indices and fixed-income evaluations, announced today the new global release of its MasterFeed consolidated securities reference data and end-of-day pricing feed. In addition to North American securities, the enhanced MasterFeed cross-references more than 360 data elements on over 6 million instruments, including global equities and fixed income securities, as well as dividend announcements, credit ratings and descriptive data from Standard & Poor's.
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The enhanced global pricing data delivery platform gives firms the freedom to choose and prioritize pricing and reference data sources in an easy-to-code format that meets their business needs and preferences. MasterFeed's delimited format allows operations and back-office personnel to define and receive only the content they require. In addition, companies can easily cross-reference different global securities identifiers, including CUSIP(R), Sedol, ISIN, Valors and/or their own proprietary identifiers.
"This flexible and global pricing and reference data feed enhancement represents Standard & Poor's commitment to meeting our clients demanding and ever-changing needs," says Frank Ciccotto, senior vice president for Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations and Information Services. "As an open and yet comprehensive centralized source of securities pricing and descriptive data, the expanded MasterFeed data delivery platform enables users to access the best-of-breed content they need to run and build their businesses."
As a primary pricing source, Standard & Poor's Securities Evaluations has provided independent evaluations for all asset classes for more than 35 years, recently expanding their coverage on illiquid securities including CDs, Swaps, and European structured finance bonds. MasterFeed taps additional data sources to offer comprehensive global coverage and offers variable length delimited formats making it easier for firms to prioritize primary and secondary sources based upon their needs and preferences. This reduces the operational risks, costs and inefficiencies of managing multiple data sources without formatting flexibility.