Historical market data and analytics platform for capital markets
BMLL operates a data and analytics infrastructure for institutional capital markets users — banks, brokers, asset managers, hedge funds, exchanges, and regulators. The tech stack (C++, Python, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS) and active project list reveal a company in transition: they're migrating Python data products to C++ while scaling derivatives coverage and building next-generation analytics products. Minimal hiring velocity and a senior-heavy org (7 of 8 open roles at senior+ level) suggests execution-focused consolidation rather than expansion.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Director
BMLL provides historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics across global equities, ETFs, futures, and US equity options. The platform delivers granular, tick-level order book data and quantitative analytics to help institutional clients understand market behavior, accelerate research, and optimize trading strategies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in London, with hiring across the UK and US. Operating at 51–200 employees, BMLL serves a deep vertical (institutional quant finance and research) with specialized data content and processing infrastructure.
C++, Python, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Docker, Linux, and CI/CD pipelines. The company is actively migrating Python data products to C++ for performance.
Global equities, ETFs, global futures, and US equity options. Active projects indicate expansion into derivatives data (normalization, processing pipelines, and content strategy).
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