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Quantitative Equity Data: Research Signals

A global library of alpha signals for investment management, stock selection, idea generation, risk management and portfolio exposure analysis

Gain valuable investment insights through Research Signals’ comprehensive factor library of global stock selection and strategy signals. Research Signals provides over 500 investment signals covering more than 30,000 securities in 80 countries, supporting security selection and strategy development. These factors are based on quantitative research and extracted from a variety of data sources, including fundamental, technical, industry-specific, proprietary, and alternative data sources, and are designed to help asset managers expedite return generation goals. By applying a systematic evaluation process to these unique data sources, Research Signals analyst team focuses on discovering and backtesting factors that relate to traditional and specialty themes such as value, growth, price momentum, short interest, ESG, cybersecurity, crypto, institutional ownership, social media sentiment, maritime & trade, automotive and more.

Research Signals offers a wide range of fully-integrated quantitative data & research, as well as alpha signal management services, with data standardized across indicators and regions. We are dedicated to discovering new factors related to topical themes. Our data offering is complemented by a rich set of analytical tools that support sophisticated factor performance analysis, quant research, idea generation, portfolio exposure analysis, stock screening, single stock analysis, and bespoke model development.

Key benefits:

  • Efficiency – Access proven insights and actionable quality data with extensive point-in-time out-of-sample history, freeing up time and resources otherwise required to source datasets, define, map, clean, QA, calculate and test strategies in-house
  • Extensive coverage –Identify top performing equity strategies across universes, horizons and investment themes with factor ranking, correlation and performance metrics for various markets that span more than 30,000 securities across 80 countries
  • Dedicated support – Leverage our experienced team of researchers who identify and validate new alpha-generating datasets and methodologies across asset classes, geographies and economic regimes
  • Transparency – Untap our vast library of whitepapers and factor definitions that provide broader perspective beyond standard signals, supporting rapid strategy prototyping
  • Robust analytics – Use web-based analytical tools to monitor and analyze factor performance characteristics to generate ideas to build new equity strategies

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500+

investment signals
20+

years of data history
30+

data sources

Research Signals Factor Library

Build your Quantitative Equity Strategies by using factors from these categories

Fundamental factors and models
Fundamental factors and models
Investment signals derived from key global investment themes and varies by region. 400+ global factors and 30 traditional style models
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Industry specific factors
Industry specific factors
Gain insights into the success of business operations across different industries ranging from airlines, automotive, to banking, insurance, retail and many more with a unique focus on industry-specific characteristics
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Proprietary & Alternative factors
Proprietary & Alternative factors
Get a leg-up while investing using signals from our proprietary alternative datasets and specialty insights sourced across markets & industries
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Web-based Analytics & Research Platform

The Research Signals Platform is a robust analytics and signal management system built around our extensive factor suite. In addition to a full array of performance and correlation measures, the system offers detailed definitions and supporting research publications to help navigate the library.


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Chris Hammond

Mr. Hammond is the global head of the Research Signals product. He leads the team's research and new product development strategy and oversees a team of quantiative analysts. He is experienced with numerous quantitative strategies and datasets, and has led the team's innovation into areas such as short squeeze signals, social media sentiment, and cybersecurity risk. He is a member of the CFA Society of Chicago and the Chicago Quantitative Alliance. As a graduate in 2007, Mr. Hammond joined Quantitative Services Group, which in 2011 was acquired by Markit, and is now part of IHS Markit. He earned his B.S.B.A. in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis, US.

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Binoop Unni

Mr. Unni leads a team of quantitative research analysts in areas such as new research, alternative data evaluation and the development of analytic tools for the buy-side. He joined IHS Markit via the acquisition of Quantitative Services Group, prior to which he was focused on quantitative research and risk management for various equity strategies at Wintrust Capital Management in Chicago. Mr. Unni holds a Master's in businesses administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelor's in engineering from Cochin University in India.

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Aditya Sharma

Mr. Sharma is a quantitative product specialist who joined IHS Markit in April 2021. Previously, he has held Data Science and Strategy roles with global remit at Western Union Business Solutions in London and Social Market Analytics, Inc in Chicago. Mr. Sharma has worked closely on projects involving machine learning and natural language processing application in Finance.Mr. Sharma holds a Master of Science Degree in Finance from Illinois Institute of Technology, United States and Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology, India. He is a current member of CFA UK Society.

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Katerina Lipatova

Ms. Lipatova is a quantitative product specialist who joined IHS Markit in August 2016. Previously, she held a variety of roles in risk management and quantitative investing at Morgan Stanley, Serengeti Asset Management, S&P Capital IQ, Misys. While at S&P Capital IQ-NY, Sydney, Tokyo, London, she had global responsibilities. Ms. Lipatova holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics-operations research and mathematics from Columbia University, United States.

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