The quants run Wall Street now
The Wall Street Journal (subscription)
For decades, investors imagined a time when data-driven traders who live by algorithms rather than instincts would become kings of Wall Street. That day has arrived. Read More
Tudor Investment backs CargoMetrics, Numerai
Bloomberg
Paul Tudor Jones strengthens his bet in the future of alternative data by adding CargoMetrics to his portfolio of AI-powered funds. Read More
Big data goes alternative
Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha covers the rise of alternative data for investing and wonders whether we will drown in a sea of bytes or find the signal among the noise. Read More
Quants are not saving the world
Bloomberg View
Matt Levine nails it as usual, this time with the level of self-awareness he ascribes to Silicon Valley versus Wall Street. Scroll to the “Quants quants quants quants” section for a chuckle. Read More
The rise of amateur oil sleuths
The Wall Street Journal (subscription)
Alternative data for crude trading goes mainstream. Hidden data sources that can predict the price of oil are being surfaced — and given away. Read More
Start-ups powering the future of farming and agribusiness
CB Insights
Interested in the potential of alternative data for agtech? Have a look at this CB Insights infographic, with coverage of over 100 start-ups in the space. Read More
Alt data arrives to the insurance sector
PR Newswire
Carpe Data uses real-time web and social data to offer insights to the underwriting and claims process for the insurance industry. Here they announce their Series A raise of $6.6 million. Read More
Peter Hafez to speak at CQF Institute
RavenPack
Join RavenPack’s Chief Data Scientist, Peter Hafez, in London on June 12 as he presents his work on “Exploiting Alternative Data in the Investment Process”. Read More
Wall Street Wants Your Data [Webinar Recording]
Quandl
Watch a recap of Quandl’s webinar on monetizing data for Wall Street, which took place earlier this afternoon. Watch the Recording »