Inside the alt-data world's 'unhedgeable risk': What happens when data streams like Yodlee and JumpShot go dark and hedge funds have to pick up the pieces

Business Insider spoke with nearly a dozen alt-data providers and consumers to get a sense of how the industry is coping with more regulatory scrutiny.

March 05, 2020   |   View Online »

Inside the alt-data world's 'unhedgeable risk': What happens when data streams like Yodlee and JumpShot go dark and hedge funds have to pick up the pieces Bradley Saacks,Dan DeFrancesco | Business Insider spoke with nearly a dozen alt-data providers and consumers to get a sense of how the industry is coping with more regulatory scrutiny. Read More »

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