David Kirk and Justin Van Til focus on how QUODD is making strides in its quest to offer a comprehensive source of global pricing and reference data in innovative ways.
[zoomsounds_player type="detect" dzsap_meta_source_attachment_id="" source="https://www.ftfnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/QUODD-FTF-PODCAST-06-2022-VERSIO.mp3" config="default" autoplay="off" loop="off" open_in_ultibox="off" enable_likes="off" enable_views="off" play_in_footer_player="default" enable_download_button="off" download_custom_link_enable="off"]In this edition of the FTF Exchange podcast series, FTF News speaks with David Kirk, the chief technology officer (CTO) for QUODD, and Justin Van Til, who serves as a senior vice president for product and strategy for QUODD.
QUODD describes itself as a provider of market data on demand to the global financial services industry. The upstart serves clients by providing capabilities to stream, embed, look up, or download pricing data for equities, fixed income, indices, options, futures, and end-of-day pricing for global mutual funds. The company serves banks, broker-dealers, insurance companies, and financial technology providers.
Van Til says the reason for QUODD’s creation was simple. Many in the securities industry were looking for better ways to secure full market and reference data services. “We decided to put the pieces together to commercialize a comprehensive source of global pricing and reference data,” he says about the company’s founders and backers. “We wanted to have a seat at the table.”
The podcast covers:
- The top pricing, reference data, corporate actions, and analytics concerns of those firms working in wealth management such as banks, trusts, and broker-dealers;
- The CEO of QUODD Bob Ward’s concept of “cutting the cord” when it comes to firms rethinking their market data suppliers;
- How a new mix of offerings impacts the market data infrastructures of wealth management and investment advisory firms;
- Where operations and technology fit into the conversation as far as market data aggregators and major market data providers;
- How a key QUODD offering, Universe Plus, can facilitate front-to-back office workflow links; and
- The future of market data and the wealth management sector.
Click to access an on-demand discussion where our panel of experts, including QUODD, explores how on-demand market data can help with staff shortages, reducing costs and streamlining operations: Optimizing On-Demand Market Data for Ops
Roy Van Til, Ph.D. says
Outstanding questions by FTF and clearly presented answers by Justin and Keith. I am not an objective reviewer, of course, because Justin is my son. However, as an economist with limited understanding of the subtleties of big data and sophisticated financial markets, I was genuinely impressed with the honesty, straightforward language and unscripted clarity with so many complex concepts that these two QUODD professionals delivered so well. Kudos to all!