From Hedge Fund Insight staff A new set of real-time economic indicators using satellite imagery and big data to show environmental change is now available from Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology. The indicators are aimed at hedge funds, asset management firms, pension funds, investment banks and corporate treasurers and relate to four phenomena: Urban growth index […] Read more »
10 Ways Hedge Fund Managers Can Improve Their Research Using The Web
From Eagle Alpha This is only the beginning for Wall Street leveraging the web. The best advances are yet to come and it will be innovative buyside firms who will be leveraging the web in the most interesting ways. Some use cases: 1. Analysis of Foursquare Data to Predict Sales Analyzing data from […] Read more »
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“An edge in analysis of social media is much more feasible than in analysis of news – there are only six traders globally who are successful trading off news analysis, ” Rob Passarella, DataSift. “There is a huge leap to move from getting interesting signals to a viable investment strategy,” Leigh Drogen, Estimize. On […] Read more »