Resources
Discover our insightful collection of resources and learn how investment firms and corporations leverage external data to generate actionable insights, make strategic decisions and create alpha-generating trading algorithms.
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External Data: The New Standard for Business Intelligence
As economic activity comes online, operators get holistic views of their industries with external data. In this report, we cover use cases of external, alternative data for corporate strategy, HR analytics, shared economy businesses and trend forecasting.
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Get a God's-eye View of European Markets
As economic activity comes online, new data trails are left behind. The most innovative investors leverage this data for alpha-generating insights. Thinknum’s alternative datasets power investment decisions across companies listed in all major European exchanges.
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Alternative Data Applications: A Guide for Small Cap Investors
Finding information on small companies is a time-consuming process that can yield trace quantities of traditional market data. But even the smallest companies leave behind swathes of actionable alternative data on the public web. The most innovative investors leverage this data for alpha-generating insights. The following use cases illustrate how Thinknum’s alternative datasets power investment decisions across companies under $2B in market capitalization.
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Generate Alpha in Australia
As economic activity comes online, new data trails are left behind. The most innovative investors leverage this data for alpha-generating insights. The following use cases illustrate how Thinknum’s alternative datasets power investment decisions across Australian companies.
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Alternative Data in the United Kingdom: Insights and Use Cases
As economic activity comes online, new data trails are left behind. The most innovative investors leverage this data for alpha-generating insights. The following use cases illustrate how Thinknum’s alternative datasets power investment decisions across UK companies.
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Using Alternative Data to Predict Auto Market Movements
Follow and forecast sales/inventory trends in the global auto industry. Dive deeper into the details where you can see the following items and more: unique car identifier (e.g.VIN), stock type (new, used), days in stock, price, year, make, model, mileage, derivatives (body, trim, transmission, engine, fuel, etc.)
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Weave Alternative Data into Your Long-Term Investment Strategies
Some investors think that alternative data is more useful for trading around earnings. That isn't the case anymore, as long term investors have been able to benefit from new research processes rooted on alternative datasets. Check out a few examples inside this guide.
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How VCs are Using Alternative Data to Find the Next Unicorn
Leading firms harness the power of alternative data to identify fast growing startups. Download our guide for VCs to see how you can leverage alternative data to track companies in realtime and find the top competitors for your investment decision.
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External Data Guide to Workforce Analytics
Innovative HR leaders unlock new business opportunities with external data. Download the Workforce Analytics Guide to learn about the latest applications of alternative, external data for analyzing labor market, competitive job marketing, company's inclusion & diversity metrics, employer brand value, growth benchmarking and employee sentiment.
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Use Cases of Alternative Data for Private Equity
While gathering data on private companies has always been difficult compared to doing so for their public counterparts, the migration of business to the web has opened a flood gate of previously inaccessible information that savvy companies must turn to in the lightning-fast world of private equity.
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Alternative Data Guide for Retail Industry
Business intelligence officers and investors analyze retail industry in real time with alternative data. Download our Alternative Data Guide for Retail Industry to learn about the latest applications and datasets including - store openings and closures, product pricing, job listings and more.
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Alternative Data Report - How Urgent Care Centers Disrupt US Retail Healthcare
Sometimes a primary-care doctor isn’t available. Other times, an emergency room isn’t necessary. Somewhere in between is the growing urgent-care industry. We take a look at 12 of the biggest players in this new space that’s redefining retail healthcare.