About us
The Independent Trading Data Intelligence Platform
Unlocking the competitive edge hidden in financial market data
xyt transforms the capital markets through its flexible Trading Data Intelligence Platform. Firms gain instant, strategic insights by embedding powerful analytics directly into their workflows.
To empower smarter trading decisions that drive measurable impact
xyt turns complex data into clear, actionable insights — so you can move faster and smarter than the competition.
Our values
Independent and objective metrics free of any conflict of interest
Independent and objective metrics free of any conflict of interest
Comprehensive analytics that support in-depth research and algorithm development
System resilience with comprehensive data protection
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, Data centre ISO 27001 certified
Independent and objective metrics free of any conflict of interest
Comprehensive analytics that support in-depth research and algorithm development
System resilience with comprehensive data protection
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, Data centre ISO 27001 certified
We create a competitive advantage through superior trading intelligence while simultaneously reducing technology costs and complexity.
Our team
Executive team
Sales & Client Success
Data Science & Engineering
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The xyt journey so far…
Sept 2025
Rebrands to xyt to align with where the business is today and reflect future growth
NOV 2024
big xyt wins ETF Data Provider of the Year at the ETF Stream Awards 2024
NOV 2024
big xyt announces partnership with Trackinsight to provide market participants with unparalleled insights into ETF trading and investment across the globe
NOV 2024
big xyt hires Phil Lemmon as Head of TCA Sales EMEA and Satnam Saluja as Product Specialist
NOV 2024
big xyt secures €10m investment round led by European growth investment firm Finch Capital to drive global expansion and product development
NOV 2024
big xyt wins Outstanding Market Data Provider – Equities Award at The Trade’s Leaders in Trading Awards 2024
JUN 2024
big xyt wins Best Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) Solution at the Waters Technology Asia Awards 2024
MAY 2024
big xyt wins ‘Best Data Analytics Provider’ at the Waters Technology Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards 2024
NOV 2023
big xyt launches portfolio liquidity analysis solution in partnership with Baillie Gifford
NOV 2023
big xyt wins ETF Stream ETF Data Provider of the Year 2023
OCT 2023
Launch of first-to-market real-time analytics leveraging our proprietary European tape
JUL 2023
Johannesburg Stock Exchange and big xyt launch new joint venture company – big xyt ecosystems
MAY 2023
Release of the free Trade Verification Tool to enable users to quickly verify suspicious trades
MAR 2023
Winner of the Hedgeweek European Award 2023 for Best Data Provider - Overall
NOV 2022
Winner of The TRADE's Leaders in Trading Award for Outstanding Market Data Provider
MAY 2022
Launch of first-to-market white label trading analytics platform for equities and ETFs with the JSE
FEB 2022
Winner of Best TCA Tool in A-Team’s TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2022
FEB 2022
Launch of the Global Exchanges Directory, a free resource for the global trading and investment community
FEB 2021
Expansion to APAC with the appointment of Philip Barnes
FEB 2021
Winner of Best TCA Tool in A-Team’s TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2021
MAY 2020
Advanced liquidity metrics for Enterprise subscribers of the Liquidity Cockpit
APR 2020
The big xyt platform is cloud-native using Kubernetes
MAR 2020
Expansion of the London team with the appointment of Richard Hills (Head of Client Engagement)
NOV 2019
Winner of the THE TRADE's Leaders in Trading Award for Outstanding TCA Provider
MAR 2019
Pre-trade analytics launched
NOV 2018
Insights on Systematic Internalisers available to the community
SEP 2018
Launch of the Liquidity Cockpit for ETFs
JUN 2018
All major European exchanges, MTFs and leading brokers use the Liquidity Cockpit as a reference for market structure analysis
MAY 2018
big xyt opens new office in London, UK
APR 2018
big xyt exec team expands to UK with the key hire of Mark Montgomery (Head of Strategy & Business Development)
FEB 2018
Post-trade analytics (incl. TCA) for global equities launched
SEP 2017
XYT Hub for algo testing and quants launched
JUL 2017
Liquidity Cockpit for European Equities launched
APR 2017
Proprietary tick data analytics deployed for a leading market maker (16 years of normalised US equities data)
FEB 2017
XYT Store launched, an e-commerce platform for data and analytics
JUL 2016
Launch of white-label Tick Data analytics for global markets. Deployed as a web-based solution for a leading data vendor covering more than 120 feeds globally (equities, ETFs, bonds, options and futures)
DEC 2014
big xyt founded
2013
Tick data analytics for exchanges
2011
Founders team expands
2005
Founders meet - engineering and operating solutions for real-time analytics at major investment banks
Careers at xyt
If you are interested in joining the xyt team, please take a look at the open vacancies.
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