
ACTIV Financial Systems, Inc.
www.activfinancial.com
ACTIV Financial Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of market data content and technologies to market makers, hedge funds, brokers and trading systems. The company provides managed low-latency and high-volume market data services to over 300 customers worldwide. As vendor of record, ACTIV also delivers consolidated, hosted and on-site ticker plant services for exchanges around the globe. ACTIV is privately-owned with offices in Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London.
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