The financial industry uses a variety of data, including company disclosure data, third-party statistical data, transaction data, alternative data, etc.

Company disclosure data includes financial reports, which will involve the company's revenue, profits and other contents. This part of the data is public and can be seen by just following the company. Compared with the company's financial report data, some third-party companies will also make statistics based on the company's sales volume and sales data in various channels in the market, such as Sandalwood, Yipitdata, Bigone, etc.

In addition, the financial industry will conduct operations on stocks, funds, bonds, etc. based on transaction data. These transaction data are more and more complex, including stock prices, price-earning ratios, number of shareholders, etc., such as domestic Wind and Flush. . Overseas, it is mainly Bloomberg.

In addition, since 2016, alternative data emerging from abroad has also attracted the attention of financial industry analysts. These alternative data such as satellite remote sensing data, social networks, evaluations, etc. belong to vertical fields, and companies are more many.