"This groundbreaking book will be the first to address the alternative data topic in the world of investing and risk management. It will illustrate, also by practical examples and code: How to navigate the thick jungle of generated data as of today, which techniques are the most suitable for...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1: Introduction and Theory -- CHAPTER 1: Alternative Data: The Lay of the Land -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 WHAT IS "ALTERNATIVE DATA"? -- 1.3 SEGMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVE DATA -- 1.4 THE MANY VS OF BIG DATA -- 1.5 WHY ALTERNATIVE...