Dr. Chris Longworth, Senior Scientist, Cantab Capital Partners | May 30, 2019
Chris discusses how alternative data can be integrated into a systematic investment process and give an overview of some of the techniques that Cantab uses to enhance the value that alternative data can contribute to a portfolio. Watch the highlights below, you can request access to slides and the full video.
For systematic investors, the recent explosion of non-traditional datasets (alternative data) presents both an opportunity and a challenge. The potential value of an emerging dataset is often unclear and it can be hard to decide where to prioritize research effort. Poorly labeled data and short histories are common.
This session was held at the RavenPack Research Symposium held in London on May 23, 2019.
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