We arranged this interview with a provider of crawled data. The vendor provides Data-as-a-Service on a bespoke basis giving clients access to open-source intelligence.
Eighteen asset management firms joined this online meeting held on March 20th 2018.
On March 27th we hosted an event in Hong Kong to discuss the practical aspects of integrating alternative data into the investment process.
A growing number of asset management firms have been integrating alternative data sources with conventional market data, enriching trading strategies with additional insights as a means to gain an informational advantage and an edge on the rest of the market.
Our second Data Forum was held on March 6th, 2018. This meeting was organized to discuss the topic of educating vendors of alternative data.
The purpose of the first monthly online meeting held on the 20th of February was to discuss several topics at a high level.
This year’s Discovery Day 2018 was held in Miami where global industry leaders shared their extensive knowledge on alternative data to an audience of banks, hedge funds, and asset managers.
We arranged this interview with a provider of mobile & technology data. The vendor tracks more than 3,000 models and 500 brands in 40 countries.
To back-test data, a dataset is divided into a training portion and a testing portion. The typical split of the data is 50/50 or 66/33. A model is built using the training data.
On December 5th 2017, Eagle Alpha organized the largest ever alternative data showcase event with 43 vendors pitching to over 100 buyside professionals.
Testing showed that firms with lower employee turnover systematically outperformed those with higher turnover rates.
