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Benchmarks

We provide core economic benchmarks across global credit, debt, equity, and commodities markets. To this day, we remain the industry standard for evaluating performance and measuring the real-time price of markets.

  • What We Do For You

Standard-setting benchmarks for a steady view of rapidly changing markets.

WE DELIVER

  • Objective real-time market price assessments.

    We constantly monitor market activity and engage customers across industries to deliver the industry standard in benchmark prices. Investors look to our benchmark prices to make decisions, write contracts, monitor markets and bring full transparency to every transaction.

  • Iconic indices to measure investment performance.

    With over $18.9 trillion in global assets indexed or benchmarked to our indices—including the iconic S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average —we empower investors to make decisions with conviction.

"As a leading source of index-based innovation, data & research we bring independent and cost-effective solutions to the global investment community.'

  • Our Divisions

Our benchmarks provide full market transparency for investors and market participants.

  • Our leading-edge index methodologies and research perspectives are a trusted driving force behind wide-ranging investment strategies for companies, investors, and exchanges across global markets.

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  • Our market leading global pricing benchmarks were developed from over 100 years of driving transparency and are the basis for nearly 1,300 exchange-traded, cash-settled futures contracts.

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By The Numbers

  • 18.9T

    In global assets (USD) benchmarked or indexed to our indices

  • #1

    Index provider based on the number of ETFs linked to our indices, and assets in these products

  • 7.5T

    In assets under management directly invested in products tied to our indices

  • 60%

    Of the world's total crude oil is estimated to be priced using Platts Dated Brent Price Assessment

Essential Intelligence for a changing world.

With our global footprint, years of experience & breadth of capabilities, we’re here to help you form a clear picture of the world’s markets so you can make decisions with conviction.

Workflow Solutions

Comprehensive workflow solutions that accelerates informed decision making and can prompt new opportunities.

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Data & Analytics

Robust data & analytics to uncover connections, understand global trends and pinpoint essential information.

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Credit Ratings

Trusted global credit ratings to project creditworthiness and help investors make informed decisions.

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