ACTIV Financial Systems Inc. is a global full-service market data provider. Based in Chicago, Ill., it is one of the leading providers of market data content and technologies to market makers, hedge funds, brokers and trading systems in the United States. The company provides end-to-end solutions, including direct-feed technologies, hardware acceleration data feeds, global consolidated data feeds, ticker plants, enterprise solutions and tick/news databases. ACTIV Financial Systems Inc. has offices in Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Singapore and London, serving over 350 customers worldwide, managing more than 120 feed handlers and more than 20 data centers spanning across five continents.