specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Refinitiv
providerId: refinitiv
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Financial Data
  - Market Data
  - LSEG
description: FinOps shape for Refinitiv (LSEG) data licensing. Pricing is contract-driven rather than
  metered self-serve, so meters and FOCUS columns reflect what an LSEG invoice itemizes rather than fabricated
  request-level meters.
sources:
  - https://developers.lseg.com/
  - https://www.lseg.com/en/data-analytics/products/eikon-trading-software
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: London Stock Exchange Group plc
serviceCategory: Market Data
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contact Sales
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD (settlement varies)
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Refinitiv
  ServiceCategory: Market Data
  ProviderName: LSEG
  PublisherName: London Stock Exchange Group plc
  InvoiceIssuerName: London Stock Exchange Group plc
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: licensed_users
    unit: seat
    aggregation: sum
  - name: data_subscription
    unit: month
    aggregation: sum
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility relies on the LSEG invoice and per-product entitlement reports; there is no
      cross-product self-serve usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate by entitled seat, data set, and redistribution scope per the contract; tag each
      licensed user to a cost center.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization happens at renewal — right-size seats, drop unused data sets, and consolidate
      contracts under a single LSEG enterprise agreement.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Owner is the market-data licensing function that holds the LSEG contract; entitlement
      changes route through that owner.
notes: Contract-driven licensing; no public meter list. Generic per-request FOCUS columns and meters
  removed.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com