The Alternative Data Podcast
On this show we reveal some of the latest developments in the fast-growing Alternative Data sector. Satellite imaging, news-crawling, credit card data... and many more fresh new data sources are increasingly being used by investors to gain a competitive edge when making market decisions. We speak to data providers, asset managers, and anyone else in the sector to better understand this dynamic phenomenon. For more of an introduction to Alternative Data and its past, present and future, please check out this blogpost: https://www.exabel.com/blog/alternative-data-the-past-present-and-future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Show episodes
In this episode I speak to Conor Taggart, an alternative data veteran who is now in charge of Data Monetization at Eagle Alpha. In our conversation, Conor and I discuss his progress from selling indexes at LSEG, through joining Nasdaq in time for the Quandl acquisition, to a successful four years heading up equities da
In this episode I speak to Vlad Johnson, who works in systematic futures at Eisler Capital, a hedge fund. In our conversation, Vlad and I discuss the technological gap between baseball analytics and Wall Street, how he is able to use weather data without being a weather man, whether AI can replace him and what a data p
In this episode I speak to Mohsen Chitsaz, Portfolio Manager at Eisler Capital, a hedge fund. In our conversation, Mohsen and I discuss uses of news data, satellite data, LLM developments, differences between working on the buyside and sellside, and why physicists make good quants. DISCLAIMER This podcast is an edited
In this episode I speak to Paul White, CEO and co-founder of Quantbot, a quantitative hedge fund. In our conversation, Paul and I talk about the challenges of launching a new hedge fund in 2009 and how they would be different now, and where he sees the opportunities and risks in today’s environment. Hosted on Acast. Se
In this episode I speak to James Griffiths, General Manager of Flywheel Alternative Data, a provider of e-commerce data. In our conversation, James and I talk about the advantages and challenges of creating an alternative data provider from within a large established corporation, Flywheel’s development through time and
In this episode I speak to Ben Cohen, former Global Head of Data Strategy at WorldQuant and now on gardening leave before his next opportunity. In our conversation, Ben and I talk about the data sourcing role, how it has changed, who to hire for a team, how the data world is changing and the impact of AI. Separately, I
