Bloomberg Launches Point-in-Time Data Solution that Gives Quants a Competitive Edge
NEW YORK, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of Company Financials, Estimates and Pricing Point-in-Time, a new offering that connects and integrates a broad, diverse range of datasets from multiple sources, provides historical point-in-time data and will enable linking traditional company data to more esoteric data like alternative data. The offering aims to reduce challenges associated with going to multiple data providers for the best research data and equipping investors with the data and insights they need to get a competitive edge.
- The offering aims to reduce challenges associated with going to multiple data providers for the best research data and equipping investors with the data and insights they need to get a competitive edge.
- Managing the amount of data that is available today — and gleaning insights not already discovered by the market — has become a massive undertaking," said Tony McManus, Global Head of Enterprise Data at Bloomberg.
- He added: "By pre-ingesting, mapping and linking many different data sources together, Bloomberg allows customers to significantly reduce the time needed to generate signals or insights.
- "A critical component of Bloomberg's offering is its inclusion of true, historical point-in-time data, which is essential for accurate backtesting," said Angana Jacob, Head of Research Data, Enterprise Data.