• Data providers: Market data vendors and APIs: who sells price data, what it covers, and what it costs.
• Alternative data: Satellite, card-spend, web-scrape and other non-price datasets sold to funds.
• Fundamental data: Financial statements, estimates, filings and company reference data.
• CFD and forex brokers: Leveraged CFD and FX brokers: regulation, pricing and platforms.
• Retail brokers: Stockbrokers and investment platforms for individual investors.
• Crypto exchanges: Cryptocurrency exchanges and brokers: spot, derivatives and custody.
• Charting platforms: Charting and analysis software traders actually use.
• Trading software: Execution platforms, terminals and trading tools.
• Prop firms: Proprietary trading firms and funded-trader programmes.
• Hedge funds: The major hedge funds: strategy, AUM and track record.
• HFT firms: High-frequency trading and market-making firms.
• Exchanges: Stock, derivatives and commodity exchanges worldwide.
• Clearing houses: Central counterparties that clear and settle the world’s trades.
• Index providers: The firms behind the benchmarks: S&P, MSCI, FTSE and the rest.
• Credit rating agencies: The agencies that grade sovereign and corporate debt.
• Trading influencers: Trading educators and influencers: what they teach, what they sell, and where to find them.
• Hedge fund managers: Famous fund managers and traders: strategy, track record and net worth.
• Quant researchers: The researchers behind quantitative finance: publications and contributions.
• Fintech founders: Founders of the platforms and infrastructure the industry runs on.