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What’s the key to unlocking real value in AI, trading strategies, and market analytics? High-quality historical data.

Live from TradingTech Summit London, this episode of FinTech Focus TV dives into the evolution of historical market data and its role in shaping smarter trading decisions. Toby sits down with Elliot Banks, Chief Product Officer at BMLL, and Ben Collins, Head of Sales (EMEA & APAC) at BMLL, to explore how firms are leveraging level 3 historical data for better insights, why AI and analytics are only as good as the data they’re built on, and the growing demand for clean, high-quality market data.

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