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Eugenio Caterino
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Alpha generation is an investment term referring to the competitive edge over others’ investment strategies. Using a mixture of traditional financial and alternative data investors and hedge funds can gain positive ROI’s above their competitors, thus generating alpha.
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RIWI

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RIWI is a global technology company that provides access to fast-changing consumer and citizen sentiment in any country in the world, including China. Our platform provides accurate and real-time data for improved decisions and to monitor and predict various issues and trends around the world.
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80
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Billion Respondents +
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Envestnet | Yodlee

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Envestnet® | Yodlee® is a market leader in de-identified consumer spend/income data. We tag thousands of public and private companies to billions of transactions that we capture in near real time (T+1) and make available via feeds or dashboard.
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TVEyes

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Global video and audio intelligence for data-driven decision makers
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Space Know

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We provide actionable intelligence by fusing satellite imagery data with advanced statistics, machine learning, and industry expertise.
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Sentifi

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Sentifi is an established fintech company and alternative data provider. We transform traditional and alternative raw data into investment analytics, supporting institutional investors across multiple stages of their decision-making process.
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Named Entity Precision
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Sentiment Detection Precision
86%
Event Recognition Precision
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Cryptoquote

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Cryptoquote platform aggregates and processes real-time streaming L1/L2 price data and applies advanced analytics calculation engine to our database in order to create 1,000s of actionable data points served by API, widget & web applications for fast integration into your solutions.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Alpha Generation

Learn everything about Alpha Generation. Understand data sources, popular use cases, and data quality.

What is alpha generation?

Alpha is the return of investment from quantitative investing. Generating alpha often refers to the act using data to gain a competitive edge over the other investors’ strategies.

What is the difference between alpha and beta for investing?

While alpha measures the return on investment in comparison to its benchmark, beta tells more about the volatility of the investment. Beta is simply an indication of its relative risk.