Data Explorers
Encyclopedia
Data Explorers is a privately owned financial data and software company headquartered in London, UK. The company provides financial benchmarking information to the Securities lending
Industry and short-side intelligence to the Investment Management
community..
Data Explorers offers access to a data feeds and products for quantitative measurement of securities lending, performance and risk. The company is based in New York and London and collects data from market participants including Lenders, Beneficial Owners, Custodian Banks, Agency Lenders, Borrowers and Broker Dealers.
Donal Smith, formerly of Thomson Reuters, was announced as CEO on 4 March 2008 and has sinced hired Jonathan Morris as COO and Christopher Holmes as Sales Director
Data Explorers launched the Restricted Stock Monitor on September 19th 2008 providing data for all securities globally impacted by short selling regulations
On October 6th 2008, Data Explorers announced the "DESLI" Index - Data Explorers Stock Lending index showing the variations in the amounts of stock borrowed and amounts available to borrow in different regions and sectors around the world .
Securities lending
In finance, securities lending or stock lending refers to the lending of securities by one party to another. The terms of the loan will be governed by a "Securities Lending Agreement", which requires that the borrower provides the lender with collateral, in the form of cash, government securities,...
Industry and short-side intelligence to the Investment Management
Investment management
Investment management is the professional management of various securities and assets in order to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors...
community..
Data Explorers offers access to a data feeds and products for quantitative measurement of securities lending, performance and risk. The company is based in New York and London and collects data from market participants including Lenders, Beneficial Owners, Custodian Banks, Agency Lenders, Borrowers and Broker Dealers.
History
Data Explorers was established in 2002 by Mark Faulkner, the author of the Guide to Securities Lending MarketsDonal Smith, formerly of Thomson Reuters, was announced as CEO on 4 March 2008 and has sinced hired Jonathan Morris as COO and Christopher Holmes as Sales Director
Data
Data Explorers data is used as a proxy for short interest data by the mainstream media, including The Financial Times , The Economist , The Wall Street Journal , and BloombergData Explorers launched the Restricted Stock Monitor on September 19th 2008 providing data for all securities globally impacted by short selling regulations
On October 6th 2008, Data Explorers announced the "DESLI" Index - Data Explorers Stock Lending index showing the variations in the amounts of stock borrowed and amounts available to borrow in different regions and sectors around the world .