Hedge Fund Turns to Twitter for Trading Model
Derwent Capital Markets, a British "investment boutique" with roughly $39 million tied up in its Derwent Absolute Return Fund, is turning to a unique source to determine its trades. Using research performed at Indiana University, Derwent will be basing its trades on Twitter posts. In October, researchers at the university declared that, by monitoring Twitter for mentions of certain words, they ...
Twitter just keeps changing the way our world operates. You can use the microblogging site to speak directly to government officials, engage in church worship services, and even participate in science experiments. There's really no quicker way on the Web to get information. Now, stock traders are using the site to keep an eye on the market, according to The Telegraph. Thanks to Streambase, an ...








