Global Financial Data is the most complete source of historical and financial information for the world’s top financial analysts.
GFD is the first company to have ever transcribed the largest collection of historical archives into an electronically accessible format. We provide complete coverage on US and UK equities, from the first stock ever traded in 1694 until present day, our global macro data covers 200 countries beginning in the 1200’s.
Finaeon works for our clients worldwide to help them gain an advantage in:
Conducting Independent Analysis
Identifying Market Cycles, Researching, Formulating, and Testing Theories
Creating Reliable Forecasting Models
Building Superior Business Models
and more…
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Investment professionals and analysts depend on Global Financial Data to build models that have been tested against decades, and even centuries, of market data so they can anticipate how markets will move with confidence.
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Professors and students worldwide have looked to Global Financial Data as the Gold Standard for research that is used to test theories, publish educational books, and write articles for publication in academic journals.
We are a Global Data provider with a Global Reach:
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Harold Colson - UC San Diego Libaries
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“Our firm has been working with Global Financial Data for almost a decade. Not only does GFD deliver high quality data, they treat us as a business partner. I recommend them highly.”
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Global Financial Data’s Emerging Market Indices
Global financial Data has calculated an index for Emerging Markets that far precedes any indices that are currently available. MSCI’s emerging market index begins in 1987. GFD’s Emerging Market Index begins in 1602. Though few people may realize it, emerging...
French Investors and the Revolution of 1848
The Revolution of 1848 in Paris produced the most dramatic drop in the price of stocks and bonds in French history. The stock market dropped in value over 70% when prices collapsed like a waterfall. It took years of political stability for the market to...
Wars and Financial Panics: Global Bear Markets in the Twentieth Century
Dr. Bryan Taylor, Chief Economist, Global Financial Data This is the third in a series of blogs we are writing about global bear markets that have occurred over the past 400 years. Global Financial Data has calculated a World Stock Index that covers...