QUICK DEFINITION
Market Data Integrity — The accuracy, completeness and trustworthiness of data used for pricing, trading and risk decisions.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why Market Data Integrity matters in finance
Corrupted or manipulated data can produce incorrect valuations and automated decisions even when systems remain online.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM CONTEXT
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In financial services, market data integrity should be understood in relation to operational continuity, data integrity, payments, market infrastructure and interconnected dependencies. A control can be technically effective while still leaving material resilience risk if critical services cannot continue or recover during disruption.