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BLOOMBERG KILLERS In the past, you had no choice. Open your BBG terminal, grab your HP 12C, and hunt. Now, Bloomberg has real competition at the high end w/ LSEG, Cap IQ, and FactSet. And forget the HP 12C. Excel is all you need. But what if the cost is still too... See more

Yet in the US$32 billion industry for financial data, Bloomberg is the dominant player, with a third of the market. Its position has become even more entrenched over the past ten years, as those around it have lost market share.

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In data and analytics, Bloomberg is being challenged by a raft of start-ups. Some of them target smaller investors like me who baulk at paying Bloomberg’s US$24,000 subscription fee. Others target bigger customers who want to go deeper into more specialised data than Bloomberg supports. I use two alternatives—Koyfin and Sentieo.