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BlogWhite papers & eBooksUsing web data to generate alpha
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Using web data to generate alpha

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Linda Giuliano

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1 min read · January 17, 2021

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A glimpse at what's inside:

  • Five types of web data to inform the investment decision-making process.

  • SEC filing data.

  • Company news.

  • Product data.

  • Product reviews.

  • Sentiment analysis.

Introduction

Web data is the #1 source of alternative data, helping to inform the world’s best asset managers about market opportunities and arming them with the insights needed to act quickly and develop positions carefully.

In this whitepaper, we're going to look at five of the main types of web data available for scraping and how they can be used to inform the investment decision-making process.

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