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Intro – Alternative Data

Alternative data can be described as any data that is not typically used in traditional financial analysis and investing. This data is collected from sources as diverse as social media, satellite imagery, shipping networks, web-scraped data and crowd-sourced data. It is often used to gain insights into companies, markets, and industries that may not be available from traditional data sources. A few examples of alternative data categories include:

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Supplychain data

Supply chain relationships are increasingly used in investment management as a tool to identify and assess risks in the supply chain. By understanding the dynamics of the supply chain, investors can detect areas of potential disruption and seize opportunities to mitigate the risks. This can include evaluating the stability of the suppliers, understanding the supply chain processes, and ensuring that the supplier is meeting their contractual obligations. Additionally, by studying the supply chain relationships, investors can evaluate the financial health of a company (eg through a diversified customer portfolio) and identify companies that can exercise market power over their competitors.

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Consumer transaction data

Consumer transaction data such as data from aggregated credit card panels can be used in investment management in a few different ways. For example, it can provide insight into consumer spending patterns, which can help inform investment decisions. Also, it can be used to detect potential fraud, helping to ensure that investments are secure. Additionally, transaction data can be used to identify potential market opportunities, such as identifying new emerging trends that may be a good investment. Finally, transaction data can be combined with other data sources to create predictive models that can help investors identify potential investments that are more likely to be successful.

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Job listing data

Job listing data can be used in investment management to gain insights into the labor market, including job openings and job transitions, to help inform decisions about where to invest capital. For example, job listing data can be used to identify industries and regions that have high levels of job openings, indicating potential for growth and higher returns. It can also be used to identify sectors with declining job openings, which may indicate an industry in decline and lower returns. Job listing data can also provide insights into the skills and qualifications that are in high demand in the labor market, to inform decisions about what kinds of investments to make.

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Social sentiment data

Social sentiment data can be derived from social media networks, news outlets, discussion forums, blogs, and is used to identify and analyze public opinion about a company, industry, asset class, or macroeconomic environment. It is a rich and growing resource that can be used to understand how individual investors think, identify emerging market trends, gauge investor sentiment and gauge the impact of news and events on their positions.

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Product

QI Investment delivers data insights that inform equity investment strategies for institutional clients. QI advises a market neutral equity fund which leverages information from alternative data sources. The Fund selects equities from listed European companies. This mechanism draws heavily on academic methods in combination with alternative data and AI-enhanced technology. The portfolio is primarily comprised of equities in listed companies. Derivatives are used for hedging purposes.

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Please contact us for insights related to alternative data and insights into situations of companies.
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Resources

For a discussion about access to alternative data providers and related resources please feel free to contact us.

Frequently Ask Questions

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Alternative data are non-traditional, non-financial data that can be used by investors to obtain a competitive advantage in the securities trading market. This type of data includes consumer online activity, social media posts, satellite imagery, and many other sources.

Answer: Alternative data provides investors with insights that can help identify potential trading opportunities not available from traditional financial data sources. This can help with portfolio construction, risk management, and improving predictive analytics.

Answer: The main categories of alternative data include web data, satellite imagery, consumer behavior data, location data, social media data, and market data.

Answer: Alternative data can be used in conjunction with traditional data sources to create predictive models for securities trading. This type of data can help identify potential opportunities and patterns not detectable from traditional sources.

Answer: When using alternative data, businesses must ensure that they are following ethical guidelines to protect consumer privacy. This includes ensuring that businesses only use data they have obtained legally, that they process the data in a secure and private manner, and that they provide consumers the ability to opt-out of sharing their data.

Answer: The main challenges associated with alternative data include challenges in obtaining quality data, the cost associated with obtaining and processing the data, and the for data provider continuous process of staying compliant with data privacy regulations.

Answer: The best way to process alternative data is to use a combination of AI, machine learning, and data mining techniques. This will allow companies to identify potential opportunities quickly and accurately.

Answer: The best way to process alternative data is to use a combination of AI, machine learning, and data mining techniques. This will allow companies to identify potential opportunities quickly and accurately.

Answer: Yes, there are a number of regulations and guidelines that businesses must follow when using alternative data. This includes compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Myth Debunked

Have any doubts?
Fact: Alternative data can be used by individual investors as well. It can be used to identify small-cap stocks, identify potential investments, and to stay up to date with the market.
Fact: Yes, there are a number of regulations and guidelines that businesses must follow when using alternative data. This includes compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Fact: Alternative data can take some time to understand, but there are many resources available to help you understand and utilize the data.
Fact: Alternative data can be used to identify potential trends and patterns, thereby giving it predictive power.
Fact: Many alternative data sources are verified, ensuring their accuracy and reliability.
Fact: Mining for cryptocurrencies requires a certain amount of energy to process transactions and secure the network. However, the energy requirements of crypto-currency mining have been greatly exaggerated and many crypto-currencies are specifically designed to minimize energy consumption.
Fact:Crypto-currencies are not a Ponzi scheme, as their value is determined in the open market rather than being artificially inflate by any person or entity. Furthermore, many mainstream crypto-currencies are actively traded across multiple exchanges and have a wide range of applications from payments to smart contracts.
Fact: Each crypto-currency is unique in its purpose and design. For example, Bitcoin is the world’s first decentralized digital currency while Ethereum is a blockchain platform for creating and managing smart contracts. As such, investors should research the different crypto-currencies to determine how they might fit into their portfolio.
Fact: Each crypto-currency is unique in its purpose and design. For example, Bitcoin is the world’s first decentralized digital currency while Ethereum is a blockchain platform for creating and managing smart contracts. As such, investors should research the different crypto-currencies to determine how they might fit into their portfolio.

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    Intro - Alternative Data

    Alternative data can be described as any data that is not typically used in traditional financial analysis and investing. This data is collected from sources as diverse as social media, satellite imagery, shipping networks, web-scraped data and crowd-sourced data. It is often used to gain insights into companies, markets, and industries that may not be available from traditional data sources. A few examples of alternative data categories are described below.

    Supply chain data

    Supply chain relationships are increasingly used in investment management as a tool to identify and assess risks in the supply chain. By understanding the dynamics of the supply chain, investors can detect areas of potential disruption and seize opportunities to mitigate the risks. This can include evaluating the stability of the suppliers, understanding the supply chain processes, and assessing whether the supplier is meeting its contractual obligations. Additionally, by studying the supply chain relationships, investors can evaluate the financial health of a company (eg through a diversified customer portfolio) and identify companies that can exercise market power over their competitors.

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    Consumer transaction data

    Consumer transaction data such as data from aggregated credit card panels can be used in investment management in a few different ways. For example, it can provide insight into consumer spending patterns, which can help inform investment decisions. Also, it can be used to detect potential fraud, ensuring that investments are secure. Additionally, transaction data can be used to identify potential market opportunities, such as identifying new emerging trends that may be a good investment. Finally, transaction data can be combined with other data sources to create predictive models that can help investors identify potential investments that are more likely to be successful.

    Job listing data

    Job listing data can be used in investment management to gain insights into the labor market, including job openings and job transitions, providing guidance where to invest capital. For example, job listing data can be used to identify industries and regions that have high levels of job openings, indicating potential for growth and higher returns. It can also be used to identify sectors with receding job openings, which may indicate an industry in decline and lower returns. Job listing data can also provide insights into the skills and qualifications that are in high demand in the labor market.

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    Social sentiment data

    Social sentiment data can be derived from social media networks, news outlets, discussion forums, or blogs and is used to identify and analyze public opinion about a company, industry, asset class, or the macroeconomic environment. It is a rich and growing resource that can be used to understand how individual investors think, identify emerging market trends and assess the impact of news and events.

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    Product

    QI Investment delivers data insights that inform equity investment strategies for institutional clients. QI advises a market neutral equity fund which leverages information from alternative data sources. The Fund selects equities from listed European companies. This mechanism draws heavily on academic methods in combination with alternative data and AI-enhanced technology. The portfolio is primarily comprised of equities in listed companies. Derivatives are used for hedging purposes.

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    Please contact us for insights related to alternative data and insights into situations of companies.

     

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    Resources

    For a discussion about access to alternative data providers and related resources please feel free to contact us.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Have any questions?

    Alternative data are non-traditional, non-financial data that can be used by investors to obtain a competitive advantage in the securities trading market. This type of data includes consumer online activity, social media posts, satellite imagery, and many other sources.

    Alternative data provides investors with insights that can help identify potential trading opportunities not available from traditional financial data sources. This can help with portfolio construction, risk management, and improving predictive analytics.

    The main categories of alternative data include web data, satellite imagery, consumer behavior data, location data, social media data, and market data.

    Alternative data can be used in conjunction with traditional data sources to create predictive models for securities trading. This type of data can help identify potential opportunities and patterns not detectable from traditional sources.

    When using alternative data, businesses must ensure that they are following ethical guidelines to protect consumer privacy. This includes ensuring that businesses only use data they have obtained legally, that they process the data in a secure and private manner, and that they provide consumers the ability to opt-out of sharing their data.

    The main challenges associated with alternative data include challenges in obtaining quality data, the cost associated with obtaining and processing the data, and the for data provider continuous process of staying compliant with data privacy regulations.

    The best way to process alternative data is to use a combination of AI, machine learning, and data mining techniques. This will allow companies to identify potential opportunities quickly and accurately.

    The best way to process alternative data is to use a combination of AI, machine learning, and data mining techniques. This will allow companies to identify potential opportunities quickly and accurately.

    Yes, there are a number of regulations and guidelines that businesses must follow when using alternative data. This includes compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

    Myth Debunked

    Have any doubts?
    Fact: Alternative data can be used by individual investors as well. It can be used to identify small-cap stocks, identify potential investments, and to stay up to date with the market.

    Fact: Depending on the specific data category, the costs of Alternative Data sources can vary a lot. For instance, social sentiment data tend to be cheaper compared with consumer transaction data, which can come with a bigger price tag. What is more important, though, is the potential of a data set to create value relative to its acquisition cost and  not the price of the data itself.

    Fact: Alternative data can take some time to understand, but there are many resources available to help you understand and utilize the data.

    Fact: Alternative data sets are not part of standard packages of traditional data providers and need on average more intense preprocessing by its user. Therefore, they contain information which is tapped by a smaller investor audience and deliver signals that are not exploited by the mainstream market. The actual predictive power of a data set – traditional or alternative – needs to be tested on a case-by-case basis.

    Fact: Data providers go to great lengths to build consistent and high-quality data sets. Competition between alternative data providers has also contributed to a continuous improvement of their products. In addition, many alternative data sources can be verified manually for a random sample, which further ensures their accuracy and reliability.

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