Refinitiv Eikon
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| Refinitiv Eikon | |
|---|---|
| Name | Refinitiv Eikon |
| Developer | Refinitiv |
| Initial release | 2010s |
| Latest release | 2020s |
| Written in | C++, Java, .NET |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux (via web) |
| Genre | Financial data terminal, analytics platform |
| License | Commercial |
Refinitiv Eikon is a commercial financial data platform and terminal developed by Refinitiv that provides real-time market data, news, analytics, and trading workflows to professional users. It competes with platforms used by institutions such as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and technology providers like Bloomberg L.P., Thomson Reuters, S&P Global and FactSet Research Systems. The service integrates feeds from exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange Group, and Tokyo Stock Exchange while serving clients across BlackRock, State Street Corporation, UBS, Deutsche Bank and sovereign entities including Government Pension Fund of Norway and China Investment Corporation.
Overview
Eikon aggregates streaming quotes, historical time series, proprietary research, and multi-asset analytics into a desktop and web interface used by traders, portfolio managers, risk officers, and compliance teams at organizations like HSBC, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and Banco Santander. The platform delivers fixed income, equity, foreign exchange, commodities and derivative content tailored for desks at Citadel LLC, Two Sigma, Renaissance Technologies, Bridgewater Associates and hedge funds, while supporting workflows found at asset managers including Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments. Eikon's competitive landscape includes Bloomberg Terminal, S&P Capital IQ, IHS Markit, Morningstar, Inc. and Refinitiv Workspace offerings.
History and development
Eikon evolved from legacy products tied to Thomson Reuters and earlier systems used at Reuters Group following mergers and divestitures involving Thomson Corporation, Reuters Group plc, and later the acquisition by Blackstone Group and formation of Refinitiv. Its development lifecycle featured integration projects with technology vendors such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle Corporation and Google for cloud and data infrastructure, and strategic partnerships with exchange operators like Intercontinental Exchange, CME Group, Euronext and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Major milestones paralleled corporate events including the Refinitiv IPO preparation, the takeover by London Stock Exchange Group, and industry responses to regulatory regimes like those introduced after 2008 financial crisis and reforms influenced by Dodd–Frank Act and Basel III discussions.
Features and functionality
Eikon offers customizable workspaces, charting tools, quantitative analytics, news aggregation, and messaging integrated with order management systems used by sell-side firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and buy-side firms like T. Rowe Price. Multi-asset features include bond screener modules used by credit analysts covering issuers like Apple Inc., Toyota Motor Corporation, General Electric and sovereigns such as United States, Germany, Japan; derivatives analytics support models popularized by research from Black–Scholes, Hull-White and Heston while connecting to pricing engines from vendors like Numerix and MathWorks. Real-time news integrates wire services and editorial coverage from outlets including Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Bloomberg News and specialist research from Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.
Market data and content sources
Content is sourced from global exchanges such as NYSE, NASDAQ OMX Group, BATS Global Markets, CME Group, ICE, Euronext and regional venues like Australian Securities Exchange and Borsa Italiana, and from data providers including S&P Global, Moody's, Fitch Ratings, IHS Markit and IEX Group. Proprietary feeds combine market data from institutional clearinghouses like The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation and news aggregation from agencies including Agence France-Presse, Bloomberg, Reuters and research houses such as Goldman Sachs Research and J.P. Morgan Research. Reference data aligns with identifiers standards from CUSIP Global Services, International Securities Identification Numbering, and Legal Entity Identifier initiatives led by Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation.
Platforms and integrations
Eikon is delivered via desktop clients, web portals, and APIs compatible with development ecosystems such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse, Python (programming language), R (programming language), Java and .NET Framework, and integrates with enterprise systems like Salesforce, SAP, Oracle Financials and middleware from TIBCO Software and Apache Kafka. Connectivity supports execution venues through brokers and OMS/EMS vendors including FlexTrade, Charles River Development, Fidessa and Bloomberg Trade Order Management Solutions while enabling workflows with portfolios managed on systems from SimCorp and Aladdin (BlackRock platform). Cloud deployments have leveraged infrastructure from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform.
Licensing, pricing, and customers
Licensing is commercial and tiered, targeting investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, corporate treasuries, and regulators such as Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Conduct Authority, European Securities and Markets Authority and central banks including Federal Reserve System and European Central Bank. Pricing reflects seat counts, data entitlements and exchange fees negotiated with exchanges like NYSE and CME Group and varies across clients from boutique asset managers to global institutions such as BlackRock and Goldman Sachs. Contractual arrangements often include enterprise agreements with firms like State Street and consultancy-led integrations provided by firms such as Accenture and Deloitte.
Security, compliance, and regulatory use
Security and compliance features map to regulatory requirements from bodies including SEC, FCA, ESMA, FINRA and international frameworks like GDPR and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recommendations; capabilities include audit trails, data lineage, market surveillance and trade reconstruction used by compliance teams at Deutsche Bank and UBS. The platform supports recordkeeping needed for investigations by authorities such as Department of Justice, Financial Services Agency (Japan), and assists in regulatory reporting to entities like Commodities Futures Trading Commission and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Integration with third-party surveillance vendors and encryption standards aligns with practices from RSA Security and Microsoft Azure Security Center.