Corporate

Battlefin Discovery Day Miami
Our CEO attended the Battlefin event in Miami at the end of January 2018. Attendees included anyone interested in alternative data including the sellside (e.g. Jefferies), strategics (e.g. FactSet, S&P), service providers, consultants etc.
ESG: Alternative Data Use Cases
Alternative data is non-traditional data that can be used in the investment process. According to our most sophisticated clients, there are already 1,200 alternative datasets available. We split the datasets into 24 categories.
Alternative Data: Use Cases
We just published the 3rd Edition of our "Alternative Data: Use Cases" report. The 90-page report details the best applications of alternative data, based on our five years of experience.
Lessons from Working with Geolocation Data
We arranged this interview with a provider of geolocation data to learn more about potential applications. The company is connecting real-world signals, from sensors to location data at scale, in one platform.
Legal Considerations of Alternative Data
Eagle Alpha hosted events in NYC (April 26th) and London (July 26th) to discuss the legal considerations of alternative data which were attended by more than 170 people in total.
Deloitte Report: “Alternative Data for Investment Decisions”
Deloitte published a new paper (attached) on alternative data discussing adoption, advanced technologies for alpha generation, risks and rewards of using alternative sources. Eagle Alpha is profiled as the leading data vendor. Some key takeaways are presented below:
Interview with Mike Madarasz, Social Media Data Expert
Socialgist aggregates, organizes, and provides managed access to the rich social media data with their enterprise-level APIs and streaming services. We arranged this interview with Socialgist Managing Partner Mike Madarasz to better understand how the company works with social media data.
Working with In-Store and Street Level Location Data
We arranged this interview with a provider of in-store and street-level location data to learn more about potential applications.
Lessons from Working with Email Receipt Data
We arranged this interview with a provider of email receipt data to learn more about potential applications. The data is gathered from aggregated purchase receipts extracted from the US-based panel of email and assistant mobile app users’ mailboxes.
Lessons from Working with Trade Data
Trade nowcasting indicators provide valuable insights into international trade and industrial production.