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Do people want a cheaper FactSet?
Same as title. Factset’s data is mostly public (derived from SEC filings), and they collect it using human labor (overseas click farms), so I’m sure someone could replicate it for much cheaper using AI. Would you/your company buy something that has 80% of Factset’s features at 20% of the cost?
FactSet Formula Cheat Sheet
Hi. Anybody know if there is a FactSet formula cheat sheet out there? Looking for something that covers how to write formulas and what all the possible formulas+parameters are.
BamSEC for Europe?
Is there a service that works like BamSEC, but for Europe? I.e. is there a service that aggregates public European stock financials, earnings transcripts, press releases, etc. into one place for easy retrieval, alongside keyword-search functionality and easy financial-data scraping? I know Factset...
Visible Alpha
Anyone has expirience using Visible Alpha, specifically the Excel plugin. Any significant value-add in terms of working? Better functionality than FactSet?
Incoming IB Analyst - Familiarization with CapIQ, FactSet, etc.
Going into my FT IB Analyst role next summer with literally zero experience in CapIQ and FactSet. Is it worth spending this winter/spring familiarizing myself with each software? Or are they pretty easy to learn on the fly? Also, I'm unable to access either software through my university - is there...
Data Vendors
What's up all? I currently use Reuters eikon and it's not half bad, but we gotta outsource the portfolio analytics and was thinking about just getting a terminal, I've obly really used cap IQ, FactSet, and eikon. Wondering if the terminal is more comprehensive in terms of portfolio analysis and...
Streaming FactSet earnings calls on iphone
Hey all, Any FactSet users out there can recommend an efficient way to stream earnings call recordings from FactSet app on iPhone? I've asked my FactSet rep, who is looking into it, but wanted to see if anyone here has a good approach... Thanks! BR
Office 365 2016 - FactSet & Bloomberg Add-In
I just want to give a heads up to everyone. I've recently went through the process of upgrading to Office 2016 which was a hassle in itself, but that's a different discussion. If you use the FactSet add-in or the Bloomberg add-in do not upgrade. The add-ins are not compatible with Office 2016 at...
Solutions to Common FactSet Problems
Considering the number of people complaining about FactSet on these forums, I thought I would start a thread to provide people with solutions for some of the more common problems. Despite the large number of FactSet users that are out there, it is surprisingly difficult to find solutions to common...
Factset Written Test
Greetings everyone! I am currently invited to a written test and first round group interview for the Consultant position next week at Factset. I have heard that the written test includes a numerical test, finance test, and an excel test. I was wondering what are some of the questions being asked in...
Choosing Tools You Use
How much say did you get in tools you use for your job? When do you actually get a say? Post-MBA? Later? My firm puts all the analysts on the cheap stuff. How senior will I have to be to convince them otherwise?
How does the name Dealogic sound in the industry?
I wonder how would the name Dealogic sound on my resume in the future if I'm switching to larger firms such as MoodyAnalytics, S&P, Reuters, and Bloomberg. Thank you.
FactSet - How do I look up IB's and PE firms?
Novice user of FactSet, how do I run a screen to find investment banks/ PE firms/ ER firms etc in different cities? This is for cold emailing and application purposes. thanks!
Sales Reps
It is no secret that the sales reps for different databases are cute girls in their 20s. Capital IQ, Bloomberg, and Factset all employ good looking girls to help sell their products to a bunch of overworked and sex deprived wall street nerds. Getting off the subway at 59th in the morning if I see a...
What do you hate about FactSet? Reps visiting my office
Representatives from Factset are visiting my office and our operations dept asked me to go have a chat with them to provide user feedback. What does everybody here think of Factset? My biggest complaint is it runs incredibly slow on my computer, requires a client, and strange data inaccuracies. I...
CapIQ or FactSet, if you could only have one...
which would you take? keep in mind with capiq you don't get dealmaven, although they have their own shortcuts and smart trace macros. but you don't get preslink, which is pretty useful too. my bank is a little small so to cut costs some of the analsts get capiq and some get factset. if you had to...
Consulting at Factset
Anyone care to throw in their 2 cents on an entry level consulting job at FactSet? Any experience here?
Factset Research Systems?
I'm spoken with recruiters from Factset a couple of times now and am interested in the company. They have a financial consulting position that they hire recent graduates for. This is most likely the position that I would be going after. I'm hoping to work out of their San Mateo Office and I was...
DealMaven - I'd really appreciate it
Does anyone here have a complete Level I DealMaven model that they can share with me? I'm on the last couple of quizzes for the certification and everything's going good, but my Level I Knowledge Base subscription is expiring tomorrow. I just want to spot check my model against one that has passed,...
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