Which of the following is a component of Market Data Maintenance?

• A. Market data entitlements and permissions
• B. News, Commentary
• C. Price data
• D. Real-time / delayed / closing prices

Answer: (A)

Market Data Maintenance is about controlling access to data and ensuring the right licenses and billing are in place. Market data entitlements and permissions are the mechanisms by which you grant, restrict, and audit who can see which data feeds or services. Keeping these access rights current—through provisioning, deprovisioning, and enforcement of licenses—ensures compliance with vendor contracts, correct billing, and data security. News and Commentary, price data, and real-time/delayed/closing prices describe the content or types of market data itself, not the governance and control processes that manage who can use them. So the entitlements and permissions component is the key element of Market Data Maintenance.