PROVIDERS ADDED TO THE DATABASE

• App usage data with granularity to the device, frequency, and user level: Verto Analytics
• Raw satellite data using microsatellite technology to capture imagery regardless of weather conditions: Umbra Lab
• Weather data and commodity bid data dating back to 2008, available in real-time and sourced from 3,500 locations: Barchart
• Tool for extracting structured metadata (people, places, companies, events) from unstructured text: Thomson Reuters Intelligent Tagging

OPENINGS

• Applied Scientist (Trading) - Descartes Labs (New York)
• See other openings for Investment Research, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, and Data Scientist

EVENTS

• Discovery Day London - BattleFin (September 26-27) - Use code BattleFin20 for 20% off
• See full calendar of upcoming events

NEWS & INSIGHTS

• JPMorgan building Roar, an alternative data insights platform. The bank aims to source and provide data across the companies with which they do business, ultimately creating an alternative data hub for large corporate clients in addition to the buy-side. (BI Prime, subscription required)
• Steve Cohen and Matthew Granade of Point72 argue that model-driven businesses will dominate the next decade in the way that software-driven business have dominated the past decade. The article outlines several examples of modern model-driven organizations; presumably the quantamental platform structure is one as well. (WSJ, subscription required)
• Twitter weighs in on alternative data news:
  • Some assert that SEC implementing six-month reporting will increase investor reliance on alternative data. (@pborish, @daveweisberger, @jbaksht)
  • Skeptics take a victory lap around satellite and credit card data missing WalMart’s comps beat this quarter. (@victoriouscake, @barbariancap)
• CFA Institute adds questions on alternative data, blockchain, and text analytics to 2019 exams. (efinancialcareers)
• WorldQuant and learning platform Udacity partner to launch a course for using AI to analyze alternative data and build financial models. (businesswire)
• UBS Evidence Labs hires Ronald Jansen, a PhD in bioinformatics, away from from a 13-year career at Goldman Sachs. (finews)
• Ursa, a satellite data provider, talks funding and the future of geospatial data. (Via Satellite)